Øre, Norway
| Øre herad | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
| Municipality ID | NO-1558 |
| Adm. Center | Øre |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 237 km2 (91.5 sq mi) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Gjemnes in 1965 |
| Øre | |
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| — Village — | |
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 Øre
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| Coordinates: 62°55′12″N 07°45′10″E / 62.92°N 7.75278°ECoordinates: 62°55′12″N 07°45′10″E / 62.92°N 7.75278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Municipality | Gjemnes |
| Elevation[2] | 0.5 m (2 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Post Code | 6631 BATNFJORDSØRA |
Øre is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Batnfjorden in the present-day municipality of Gjemnes. The village lies about half-way between the villages of Batnfjordsøra and Torvikbukt. The Øre church is located here.[1]
[edit] History
The municipality of Øre was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 September 1882, a part of the municipality of Fredø (population: 40) was transferred to Øre. On 1 September 1893, the northern part of Øre (population: 226), was used to create the new municipality of Gjemnes. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Øre ceased to exist when it was merged into Gjemnes (along with part of Tingvoll. Prior to the merger, Øre had a population of 1,565.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Øre. – kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/%C3%98re./kommune. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Øre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Gjemnes/%C3%98re/. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
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