Vestnes
| Vestnes kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°35′4″N 7°1′6″E / 62.58444°N 7.01833°ECoordinates: 62°35′4″N 7°1′6″E / 62.58444°N 7.01833°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Vestnes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2008) | Øyvind Uren (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 352.15 km2 (135.97 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 347.62 km2 (134.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 256 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 6,506 | ||
| • Rank | 156 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -0.4 % | ||
| Demonym | Vestnesing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1535 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.vestnes.kommune.no | ||
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Vestnes is a village and a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, a 35 minute ferry ride from the town of Molde. Vestnes is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestnes. Other villages in the municipality include Vikebukt, Vik, Øverås, Fiksdal, Tomrefjord, and Tresfjord.
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[edit] General information
The municipality of Vestnes was established separated from Veøy the fall of 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1899, the southern district of Tresfjord (population: 1,408) was separated from Vestnes to form its own municipality, but it was merged back into Vestnes on 1 January 1964.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vestnes farm (Old Norse: Vestnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is vestr which means "west" and the last element is nes which means "headland". Before 1889, the name was written Vestnæs.[3]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 11 April 1980. The arms represent the geography of the municipality: a headland between two fjords—the Tresfjorden and the Tomrefjorden.[4]
[edit] Churches
The Church of Norway has four parishes within the municipality of Vestnes. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Indre Romsdal.
| Parish (Sokn) |
Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Vestnes | Vestnes kyrkje | 1872 | Vestnes |
| Fiksdal | Fiksdal kyrkje | 1866 | Fiksdal |
| Tresfjord | Tresfjord kyrkje | 1828 | Tresfjord |
| Vike | Vike kyrkje | 1970 | Vikebukt |
[edit] Geography
Vestnes is located in an area of great natural splendour on the southern shores of the Romsdalsfjord. The Tresfjorden and Tomrefjorden branch off the Romsdalsfjord to the south. Vestnes borders Rauma to the east, as well as Stordal and Ørskog to the south. Across the Moldefjord to the north is Midsund and Molde.
The area is known for nature and outdoor pursuits, and has a long history in ship building and maritime crafts. The village of Vestnes (Helland) dates back to early Medieval times, and has 24 hour ferry and water taxi service with Molde.
[edit] Notable denizens
- Mali Furunes (1888–1968)
- Bjørn Rune Gjelsten
- Bernt Hulsker
- Sigrun Misund (born 1955)
- Kjetil Rekdal
- Terje Rypdal
[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. 217. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vestnes" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Vestnes. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
[edit] External links
- Vestnes official web site
- Møre og Romsdal travel guide from Wikitravel
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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