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Hustadvika is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Nordmøre and Romsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Elnesvågen. Other villages in the municipality include Hustad, Bud, Tornes, Sylte, Malme, Aureosen, Eide, Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.

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Hustadvika Municipality
Hustadvika kommune
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View of a hotel on the Hustadvika shoreline
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway
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Hustadvika within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62.916796°N 7.227630°E / 62.916796; 7.227630
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 2020
  Preceded byEide and Fræna
Administrative centreElnesvågen
Government
  Mayor (2023)Nils Christian Harnes (KrF)
Area
  Total
521.93 km2 (201.52 sq mi)
  Land507.74 km2 (196.04 sq mi)
  Water14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi)  2.7%
  Rank#203 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total
13,341
  Rank#92 in Norway
  Density26.3/km2 (68/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
Increase +1.9%
DemonymHustadværing[1]
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1579[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 522-square-kilometre (202 sq mi) municipality is the 203rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hustadvika is the 92nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,341. The municipality's population density is 26.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

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General information

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Eide (population: 3,400) and Fræna (population: 10,900) were merged to form the new municipality of Hustadvika.[6][7]

Name

The municipality is named after the 19-kilometre (12 mi) long Hustadvika coastline, located in the northern part of the municipality. The name is composed of two parts and it is reminiscent of the name for the former municipality, Hustad, which existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The first part of the current name comes from the old Hustad farm (Old Norse: Húsastadðir) since the first Hustad Church was built there. The first element of the farm name comes from the word hús which means "house". The last element of the farm name is the plural form of stadðr which means "place" or "village". The second part of the municipal name is vika (Old Norse: vík) which means "bay" or "cove".[8]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 17 October 2019. The official blazon is "Azure, a plow and fish argent". This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is an artistic design reminiscent of an interlocking fish and plow. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design was chosen to symbolize the two main industries of the municipality: fishing and agriculture. The arms were designed by Madelen Behrendt and Øystein Hauge. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9]

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Hustadvika. It is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

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Churches in Fræna
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
BudBud ChurchBud1717
EideEide ChurchEide1871
Gaustad ChapelGaustad, near Vevang2001
HustadHustad ChurchHustad1874
MyrbostadMyrbostad ChurchElnesvågen1880
VågøyVågøy ChurchVågøya1904
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Geography

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View of the village of Aureosen

The municipality of Hustadvika sits on the northwestern end of the Romsdal Peninsula along the Hustadvika shoreline, just west of the island of Averøya. The Norwegian Sea lies to the north, the Harøyfjorden, Julsundet strait, and Aukra Municipality lie to the west, Molde Municipality and Gjemnes Municipality lie to the south, and Averøy Municipality and the Kornstadfjorden lie to the east.

The Frænfjorden cuts into the middle of the municipality. The coastal areas are low and marshy while the interior of the municipality is mountainous. Two of the more notable mountains are Jendemsfjellet and Heiane. The Bjørnsund islands lie off the northwestern coast. They are now uninhabited, but the Bjørnsund Lighthouse is still in operation. Kvitholmen Lighthouse lies just off the northern coast of the municipality, in an area with hundreds of small islands and skerries.

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Government

Hustadvika Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hustadvika is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Hustadvika kommunestyre 20232027 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Industry and Business Party (Industri og Næringspartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
Hustadvika kommunestyre 20202023 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 16
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:37
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Mayors

The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Hustadvika:

  • 2020–2023: Tove Henøen (Sp)
  • 2023-present: Nils Christian Harnes (KrF)[13]
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Notable people

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References

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