Øksendal
Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Øksendal (surname) and Øksendal Church.
Øksendal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 223-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality existed from 1854 until its dissolution in 1960. It had one of the smallest municipal populations in Norway. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sunndal, along the Sunndalsfjorden. It included the coastal area along the fjord as well as the whole Øksendalen valley. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Øksendalsøra, where Øksendal Church is also located.[2]
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Øksendal Municipality
Øksendal herred | |
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Øksendalen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 62°40′32″N 08°23′57″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1854 |
• Preceded by | Sunndal Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
• Succeeded by | Sunndal Municipality |
Administrative centre | Øksendalsøra |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) |
Population (1960) | |
• Total | 497 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1561[1] |
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