Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norway

Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norway

Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.

Traditionally, the county has been divided into three districts. From north to south, these are Nordmøre, Romsdal and Sunnmøre. Although the districts do not have separate governments and despite of modern road, sea and air connections throughout the county, the three districts still have their own identities in many ways.

Historically speaking, connections have been stronger between Nordmøre and Sør-Trøndelag to the north, Romsdal and Oppland to the east, and Sunnmøre and Sogn og Fjordane to the south, than internally. Differences in dialects between the three districts bear clear evidence of this. Due to geographical features—the county has many populated islands and is intersected by several deep fjords. Due to its difficult terrain, Møre og Romsdal has been very dependent on boat traffic, and its main car ferry company, MRF, has existed since 1921.

Møre og Romsdal has a total of 36 municipalities:

Møre og Romsdal municipalities

  1. Ålesund
  2. Aukra
  3. Aure
  4. Averøy
  5. Eide
  6. Fræna
  7. (Frei -merged with Kristiansund 1 January 2008)
  8. Giske
  9. Gjemnes
  10. Halsa
  11. Haram
  12. Hareid
  13. Herøy
  14. Kristiansund
  15. Midsund
  16. Molde
  17. Nesset
  18. Norddal
  19. Ørskog
  20. Ørsta
  21. Rauma
  22. Rindal
  23. Sande
  24. Sandøy
  25. Skodje
  26. Smøla
  27. Stordal
  28. Stranda
  29. Sula
  30. Sunndal
  31. Surnadal
  32. Sykkylven
  33. Tingvoll
  34. (Tustna - merged with Aure 1 January 2006)
  35. Ulstein
  36. Vanylven
  37. Vestnes
  38. Volda

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal

 
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