Veøy
| Veøy | |
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| — Former municipality — | |
 Veøy
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| Coordinates: 62°40′14″N 07°25′29″E / 62.67056°N 7.42472°ECoordinates: 62°40′14″N 07°25′29″E / 62.67056°N 7.42472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1541 |
| Adm. center | Veøya |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Molde and Rauma in 1964 |
Veøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It initially consisted of Vestnes, as well as the southern part of Molde and the northern part of Rauma. Vestnes was demerged in 1838, later the same year the municipality was established. From 1964, the municipality was split between Molde and Rauma. The municipality was named for the island Veøya.
[edit] Name
The island and municipality was named Veøy (Old Norse: Véøy). It was the religious center of the Romsdal region and the name is a compound of vé which means "sanctuary" and øy which means "island", thus a holy island. The name was historically spelled Veø.[1]
[edit] History
The parish of Veøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The Vestnes was separated from Veøy already the fall 1838. On 1 January 1964, the islands of Sekken and Veøya as well as the Nesjestranda district on the mainland north of the Langfjorden (with a total population of 756) were incorporated into the newly enlarged municipality of Molde. The remainder of Veøy on the south side of the Langfjorden and the Vågstranda area (population: 1,400) were merged together with Eid, Grytten, Hen and Voll to form the new municipality of Rauma.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 244. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ 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.
