Skodje
| Skodje kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°30′58″N 6°41′59″E / 62.51611°N 6.69972°ECoordinates: 62°30′58″N 6°41′59″E / 62.51611°N 6.69972°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Skodje | ||
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| • Mayor (2007) | Modolf Hareide (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 120.28 km2 (46.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 110.97 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 9.31 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 371 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 3,944 | ||
| • Rank | 242 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 35.5/km2 (91.9/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 12.3 % | ||
| Demonym | Skodjebygdar Skodjebygder[1] |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1529 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.skodje.kommune.no | ||
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Skodje (Pronunciation: [skɔʏə] or [skøʏə]) is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is of the municipality is the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipality is Valle.
European Route E39 and E136 run through the municipality of Skodje, connecting it to Ålesund and Molde.
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[edit] General information
The municipality of Skodje was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Borgund. The initial population of Skodje was 2,170. On 1 January 1902, the northern district of Vatne was separated from Skodje to form a separate municipality. This left Skodje with 1,551 residents. On 1 January 1965, the municipalities of Skodje and Stordal were merged into the municipality of Ørskog; however, this was short-lived. On 1 January 1977, the merger was reversed and Skodje was a separate municipality once again, with a population of 2,634.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Skodje farm (Old Norse: Sköðvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, but the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture". Before 1879, the name was written Skoue.[3]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 June 1987. The arms show the local ancient stone bridge, the Skodje Bridge, which crosses over the Straumen river, a major architectural feat at its time.[4]
[edit] Churches
The Church of Norway has one parish, with one church, within the municipality of Skodje. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Austre Sunnmøre.
| Parish (Sogn) |
Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Skodje | Skodje kyrkje | 1860 | Skodje |
[edit] Geography
Skodje borders Haram and Vestnes to the north, Ørskog to the east, and Ålesund to the west. Across the Storfjord to the south is the municipality of Sykkylven.
[edit] Economy
Skodje's economy is mostly based on agriculture and forestry, but there is also industry, lumber, and furniture-industry located there. Some industries have relocated from Ålesund to Skodje. Skodje has a young population, where 60% of the people are under the age of 40.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 159. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/s/skodje.htm. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
[edit] External links
Media related to Skodje at Wikimedia Commons- Møre og Romsdal travel guide from Wikitravel
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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