Molde kommune

County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Romsdal
Municipality	NO-1502
Administrative centre	Molde
Mayor (2005)	Jan Petter Hammerø (H)
Official language form	Neutral
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 254 363 km² 355 km² 0.11 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 35 24,421 0.53 % 6.0 % 68/km²
Coordinates	62°45′N 7°14′E
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Molde is a city and municipality in Romsdal, Norway, and the administrative center in the county of Møre og Romsdal. The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ...

Located on the northern shore of the Romsdalsfjord on the Romsdal Peninsula, Molde, also known as the Town of Roses, is famous for its spectacular panorama of the snow-clad peaks on the southern side of the fjord. In addition to being regional capital of Møre og Romsdal, and the commercial hub of Romsdal, the city also hosts the bishop of Møre. Part of Romsdalsfjord in the background with Molde and the Moldefjord in the foreground. ... Romsdal Peninsula (Norwegian Romsdalshalvøya) is a 1560 km² peninsula located in the landscape Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. ... The Molde Panorama is a general term used to describe the famous panoramic view of some 220 partly snow-clad peaks, seen from the city of Molde, Norway. ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Møre is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, and has its bishop residing, and cathedral located, in the county administrative center, Molde. ...

The name Molde is probably derived from Old Norse moldar, plural form of mold meaning rich or fertile soil. Pronunciation varies between the standard Molde, and the rural Molle. A person from Molde is called a Moldenser.

Neighboring municipalities are Aukra, Gjemnes, Nesset, Eide, Averøy and Midsund, and neighboring towns and townships are Åndalsnes in Rauma, Elnesvågen in Fræna, and Vestnes. Aukra is a municipality in the county of Norway. ... Gjemnes is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Romsdal Municipality NO-1543 Administrative centre EidsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Kasper Mittet (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 98 1,046 km² 986 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1551 Administrative centre Eide Mayor (2003) Arnfinn Storvik (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 356 152 km² 146 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1554 Administrative centre Averøy Mayor (2003) Kjell Magne Sandø (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 349 176 km² 173 km² 0. ... Midsund is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Ã…ndalsnes is a Norwegian town in the municipality of Rauma, of which it is also the administrative center. ... Rauma is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... ElnesvÃ¥gen is the largest town in Fræna municipality in Norway with 2104 inhabitants as of January 1, 2006. ... :) ... County [[M�re og Romsdal]] District Romsdal Municipality NO-1535 Administrative centre Vestnes Mayor (2005) Knut Fl�lo (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 256 355 km² 350 km² 0. ...

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from 1742. It shows a whale chasing herring into a barrel, symbolizing the founding industries of the city - the export of fish and timber. Molde was never a whaling port; the whale is merely an echo of the ancient belief that whales were a good omen, chasing (and not following) the schools of fish into the fjords at certain times of the year. A Fin whale The term whale is ambiguous: it can refer to all cetaceans, to just the smaller ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic...

The fjord, the archipelago, the panorama; from Varden

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Directions

The city is easily accessible by car and major roads from Oslo, 7 hrs via Åndalsnes and the magnificent Trollveggen; and 4 hrs from Trondheim, via Oppdal and Sunndalsøra, or 3.5 hrs Krifast. Hurtigruta, the fabled coastal route, visits Molde every day, on its journey between Bergen and Kirkenes. The closest railway station is Åndalsnes, the terminus for Raumabanen. County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Ã…ndalsnes is a Norwegian town in the municipality of Rauma, of which it is also the administrative center. ... The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene in the Romsdal valley on the Norwegian west coast. ... County Sør-Trøndelag District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... County Sør-Trøndelag District Dovre region Municipality NO-1634 Administrative centre Aune Mayor (2004) Ola Røtvei (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 21 2,274 km² 2,202 km² 0. ... Sunndalsøra is the administrative centre of Sunndal municipality, Norway, located at the outlet of the river Driva at the head of the Sunndalsfjord. ... Gjemnessundbrua, the suspension bridge of KRIFAST. Southward view to Gjemnes. ... Hurtigruten is the name of a Norwegian coastal transport service which is over a hundred years old. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Kirkenes, Norway and Petsamo, Russia Orthographic projection over Kirkenes Norway Kirkenes is the centre of the municipality of Sør-Varanger in Finnmark county, Norway. ... Ã…ndalsnes is a Norwegian town in the municipality of Rauma, of which it is also the administrative center. ... Raumabanen is the 114. ...

The city's airport at Årø, has several daily flights to Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, as well as weekly flights to other domestic and international destinations. Molde Airport, Ã…rø located at 62°44′ N 07°15′ E was inaugurated in 1972, having been financed by the municipality of Molde, Norway following the construction of government-paid airports at Vigra near Ã…lesund and Kvernberget near Kristiansund. ...

Topography

Molde proper consists of a 10 km long and 1-2 km wide strip of urban land running east-west along the north shore of Moldefjorden, the arm of Romsdalsfjorden between the city and the parallel running Molde archipelago - a chain of low-laying islands and islets screening the city from the south - and the sheltering wood-clad hills to the north. Moldefjord is the 60 km long northern branch of Romsdalsfjord, running past the city of Molde, Norway, in and east-west bound direction from Julsund to the west, north of the Molde archipelago, and continuing east of the city as Fannefjord. ... Part of Romsdalsfjord in the background with Molde and the Moldefjord in the foreground. ... The Molde archipelago is a chain of about 50 idyllic wood-clad islands and islets, 2 km south the city of Molde, Norway. ...

The city center is located just west of the river Moldeelva, which runs into the city from the north, originating in Moldevatnet (lake), through Moldedalen (valley). Although the river is minor and seasonal, it supported several sawmills during in the 16 and 1700s; which gave rise to the city itself through a combination of a good harbour, proximity to the sea routes, vast timber resources, and a river capable of supporting mills. Moldeelva (Molde River) runs throught the city of Molde, Norway, from Moldevatnet (Lake Molde) through Moldedalen (Molde Valley), and flows into Moldefjord to the south. ... Moldevatnet (Lake Molde) is the main reservoir and water supply for the city of Molde, Norway. ...

In 1909 the river also housed the first hydro electric power plant capable of providing sufficient electricity for the city. The upper reaches of the river still provides drinking water for most of the city. Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ...

Moldemarka

Western reaches of Moldemarka

Moldemarka, the hilly woodland area north of the city, is public land; an all-year recreational area with a network of paths, walking trails and skiing tracks. Forest roads take you into the area from several directions, and you will find bulletin boards with maps and information about local plants and wildlife, as well as signposts along the trails. Walking maps for Moldemarka are also available in local book stores. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 95 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 95 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Moldemarka is general term for the hilly wood-clad recreational area north of the city of Molde, Norway. ... In all modern states, some land is held by central or local governments. ...

Marked trails lead to a number of peaks, sites and fishing lakes and rivers. A national fishing permit is required to fish in these lakes; it can be purchased at post offices and sport retail stores.

The "classic" route starts at the Romsdal Museum, runs by Storlihytta, and ends on the top of the hill, at the restaurant on Varden (alt. 407 metres). Here you will follow in the footstep of kings and emperors, notabilities and celebrities, of the last 150 years. The walk takes about one hour. The Romsdal Museum (no: Romsdalsmuseet) in Molde, Norway was founded by Peter Tønder Solemdal in 1912, and is one of the largest and most extensive folk museums in the country. ...

Climate

Molde has a maritime, temperate climate, with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters. The annual precipitation is moderate/high, with an average of 1640 mm per year. The warmest and driest season is late summer/fall, where Molde also holds the national high for the month of October, with 25.6 °C (on October 11, 2005). An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes of all the worlds continents, and in southeastern Australia; similar climates are also found at high elevations within the tropics. ... In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. ...

A natural phenomenon occurring in Molde, and the adjacent district, are frequent winter days with temperatures above 15 °C. This is due to föhn wind from south and south-east. Combined with a steady influx of warm, moist south-westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean, warmed by the Gulf stream, it gives Molde a climate much warmer than average for its latitude. A natural phenomenon is a physical or non-artificial event. ... A föhn wind or foehn wind occurs when a deep layer of prevailing wind is forced over a mountain range (Orographic lifting). ... For the album by Ocean Colour Scene, see North Atlantic Drift (album) The Gulf Stream is orange and yellow in this representation of water temperatures of the Atlantic. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ...

The sheltered location of the city, facing south with hills to the north, mountains to the east and mountainous islands to the west, also contributes to Molde's climate and unusually rich plant life, especially among species naturally growing on far lower latitudes, like maple, chestnut, oak, lime/linden, beech, yew, and others. Distribution Species See List of Acer species Maples are trees or shrubs in the genus Acer. ... Species Castanea alnifolia - Bush Chinkapin* Castanea crenata - Japanese Chestnut Castanea dentata - American Chestnut Castanea henryi - Henrys Chestnut Castanea mollissima - Chinese Chestnut Castanea ozarkensis - Ozark Chinkapin Castanea pumila - Allegheny Chinkapin Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut Castanea seguinii - Seguins Chestnut * treated as a synonym of by many authors Chestnut (Castanea), including... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... Species About 30; see text Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent from western North America. ... Linden is one of three English names for a genus of trees, Tilia, also known as lime and basswood. ... Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus... Species Taxus baccata - European Yew Taxus brevifolia - Pacific Yew Taxus canadensis - Canadian Yew Taxus chinensis - Chinese Yew Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew Taxus floridana - Florida Yew Taxus globosa - Mexican Yew Taxus sumatrana - Sumatran Yew Taxus wallichiana - Himalayan Yew Yews are small coniferous trees or shrubs in the genus Taxus in the...

Tourism

Already a popular tourist destination of international fame in the second half of the 19th century, Molde saw notabilities such as Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and the Prince of Wales as regular summer visitors. The Kaiser referred to the city as "The Nice of the North", which naturally gave a tremendous boost to the city's desirability as a tourist destination. Drawn by its unique setting where visitors can enjoy a magnificent view of more than 222 rugged and partly snow-clad mountain peaks from all over the city, but preferably from the viewpoint Varden, it became a desired port of call for the yachts and cruise ships of the European gentry up until World War I. At the time, Molde consisted of luxurious hotels surrounding an idyllic township with quaint, wooden houses, lush gardens and parks, esplanades and pavilions, earning it the nickname "the Town of Roses", and was unrivalled as the most prominent fjord town on Norway’s west coast. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern (January 27, 1859 - June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia from 1888 - 1918. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz...

This golden era came to a sudden end with the outbreak of World War I, and the devastating fire of 1916. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Although tourism has never reached the magnitude and economical importance it once had, Molde is still a major cruise ship and tourist destination.

Cruise ship in Molde, sometimes referred to as "The Blue City"

Another famous attraction is the Royal Birch at Glomstua, which is where King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav sought to hide during the German World War II bombing of the city in April 1940. A famous photograph taken during this event was widely reprinted, and became a symbol of Norwegian patriotism and resistance against Nazi-Germany. Close to the Royal Birch is the international Grove of Peace (see Bjørnson Festival). Image File history File linksMetadata Molde_omgivelser_1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Molde_omgivelser_1. ... Haakon VII, King of Norway, (born as Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel or Prince Carl of Denmark) (August 3, 1872 – September 21, 1957), was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. ... His Majesty King Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Norwegian resistance to the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945 took several forms: Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled Norwegian government, and by implication the lack of legitimacy of the Quisling regime and Terboven administration The initial defense in Southern Norway, which was largely disorganized, but... Motto: (English: One people, one nation, one leader. ... The Bjørnson Festival of international literature is held in Molde and Nesset, Norway, every August since 1992, and is named in honour of the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (who was raised in the area). ...

Attractions

The district surrounding Molde is arguably one of the most dramatic and beautiful areas in Norway, and here you are never far from some of Norway's best-known tourist attractions. For more information visit Destination Molde[1]or VisitMolde [2]

• Varden (407 metres above sea level) is a viewpoint directly above Molde, with a good view of the city, the fjord with the Molde archipelago, and the famous Molde panorama[3] with its 222 partially snow-clad peaks. On clear days you can see as far as the fishing village of Ona and the dreaded waters of Hustadvika. Varden is only ten minutes by car or an hour's walk along the nature trail from the centre of Molde. The "Vardestua" restaurant is at the top and marked trails take you into Moldemarka.

• The Romsdal Museum, one of Norway's largest and most comprehensive folk museums, was established in 1912. Old buildings originating from all over the region have been moved here to form a typical cluster of farm buildings including "open hearth" houses, sheds, outhouses, smokehouses and a small chapel. The "town street" with Mali's Café shows typical Molde town houses from the pre-war period.

• The Museum of the Fisheries is a unique open air museum located on the island of Hjertøya, 10 min from the center of Molde. A small fishing village with authentic buildings, boats and fishing equipment, the museum shows local coastal culture from 1850 onwards.

• The breath-taking Atlantic Road, voted the Norwegian Construction of the Century in 2005, is built on bridges and landfills across small islands and skerries, literally into the mighty North Atlantic Ocean. It takes you from the small picturesque communities of Vikan and Vevang to Averøy, an island full of historic landmarks, like the Bremsnes cave with Mesolithic findings from the Fosna culture, the Medieval Kvernes stave church, and Langøysund, now a remote fishing community, but once a bustling port along the main coastal route, and the site of the Compromise of 1040 between King Magnus I and the farmers along the coast. This compromise is regarded as Norway's Magna Carta, and the "Pilespisser" (Arrowheads) monument commemorates the occasion.

• You can venture up fjord arms to visit the dramatic scenery of the Eikesdal valley and Mardalsfossen, the highest waterfall in Northern Europe cascading 297 metres down into the valley and the fourth highest waterfall in the world (the total height of the waterfall is 655 m).

• Trollveggen, near Åndalsnes, is Europe’s tallest vertical, overhanging mountain face, with some of the world's most difficult climbing routes. There you can also experience Trollstigen, the most visited tourist road in Norway. It is a master feat of engineering, twisting and turning its way up an almost vertical mountainside through 11 hairpin bends to an altitude of 858 m.

• On remote islands off the coast, the idyllic fishing communities of Ona, Bjørnsund, and Håholmen, are accessible by boat or ferry.

• 30 minutes outside Molde, followed by a 1 hour hike up a partly steep, but good trail, you will find Trollkirka (lit. "Troll Church") - a remarkable marble grotto leading up to a spectacular underground waterfall. There are also other, less accessible, caves and grottos in the area.

• Bud is a picturesque fishing village on the very tip of the Romsdal peninsula. It gained importance during the Middle Ages as a trading post, and hosted the last free Privy Council of Norway in 1533, a desperate attempt to save the country's independence and stave off the Protestant Reformation, led by Archbishop Olav Engelbrektsson of Nidaros (Trondheim). In Bud you can also visit the massive Ergan coastal defences, a restored German coastal fort from World War II, and a part of the Atlantic Wall.

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Activities

Western parts of Molde as seen from the archipelago

The contrasts in scenery and landscape make the Molde region perfect for outdoor pursuits. There are all sorts hiking alternatives in and around Molde. Image File history File linksMetadata IMG_07291. ... Image File history File linksMetadata IMG_07291. ...

In the wintertime you can ski on groomed tracks, in resorts, or on your own in the deep woods; or go hunting for game animals and grouse. Also, with Molde as your base you will find great opportunities for rock climbing, ice climbing, bouldering, and glacier hiking. If you are a skilled mountaineer, then near-by Romsdal is perfect for you. In Julsundet, 30 minutes west of Molde, you will find other lower grade climbing routes with a spectacular view of the hundreds of islands stretching towards the Atlantic Ocean on the horizon. You will also find some of the finest locations for basejumping in the world in the Molde area. Deep powder skiing Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest This article is about snow skiing. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ... Ice climbing is the recreational activity of climbing ice formations such as icefalls, and frozen waterfalls. ... Bouldering is undertaken without a rope and is normally limited in respect to the height the climber ascends the route so that any fall will not risk significant injury. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity and undergoes internal deformation. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. ...

The rivers of the area, the Rauma, Driva, and Eira, already legendary among the British gentry in the mid-1800s, abound in salmon, sea trout and sea char. Trout is abundant in every lake, and with free public access to the shoreline, you can catch cod, pollock, saithe, mackerel and other species of saltwater fish from the shore or from boat. For a thrill seeker, Hustadvika is one of Norway's best locations for scuba diving and wind-surfing. Rauma is a river in Oppland and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. ... The Driva River flows through Oppdal municipality in Norway. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... Trinomial name Salmo trutta fario Salmo trutta trutta The Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario) and the Sea Trout (Salmo trutta trutta) are subspecies distinguished chiefly by the fact that the Brown Trout is largely a freshwater fish, while the Sea Trout shows anadromous reproduction, spawning in fresh water but migrating... Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou subsp Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... Species Pollachius pollachius Pollachius virens Pollock is the common name used for either of the two species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. ... This article is about the marine fish pollock, for other uses, see Pollock, Texas, Jackson Pollock, Pollock House and Pollock (movie). ... Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ...

In Molde you can partake in activities such as horseback riding, go-karting, parachuting, golf, tennis, squash and bowling, or use indoor gyms and pools.

Culture and Education

The seaward approach to Molde is dominated by the sixteen-storied Rica Seilet Hotel.

Three of "the Great Four" Norwegian authors spent time, stayed or lived in Molde. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson spent his childhood at Nesset outside Molde and attended school in the city. Henrik Ibsen frequently spent his vacations at the mansion Moldegård, and Alexander Kielland resided in the city as the governor of Romsdals amt (name of Møre og Romsdal up until 1920). Ibsen's play Rosmersholm is inspired by the life at Moldegård, and The Lady from the Sea is also set in the city of Molde (although not mentioned by name). Other authors from, or with strong bonds to Molde, include Edvard Hoem, Jo Nesbø, Knut Ødegård, and Nini Roll Anker, a dear friend of Sigrid Undset. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4048x3040, 527 KB) Molde in Norwegen im Februar 2005, im Vordergrund ein modernes Hotel welches das Stadtbild prägt. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4048x3040, 527 KB) Molde in Norwegen im Februar 2005, im Vordergrund ein modernes Hotel welches das Stadtbild prägt. ... Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910). ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Romsdal Municipality NO-1543 Administrative centre EidsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Kasper Mittet (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 98 1,046 km² 986 km² 0. ... Photo of Henrik Ibsen in his older days Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828 – May 23, 1906) was a major Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama. ... Alexander Kielland when he was mayor of Stavanger. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Rosmersholm is a tragedy that was written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1886. ... The Lady from the Sea (Original Norwegian title: Fruen fra havet) is a 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian author who was born in Oslo in 1960. ... Knut ØdegÃ¥rd (born 6 November 1945) is a Norwegian writer. ... Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ...

Molde International Jazz Festival

Every mid-July, Molde is host to an international key event - the biggest, most important, and oldest jazz festival in Europe, Moldejazz. Artists such as Miles Davis, Lester Bowie, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Karin Krog, Keith Jarrett, Joseph Jarman, John Scofield, Phil Woods, BB King, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Santana, Paul Simon, Joe Cocker, and Lauryn Hill have performed at the Molde Jazz Festival. Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Moldejazz logo Moldejazz is an international jazz festival held annually in Molde, Norway since 1961, and is one of the biggest, most important, and oldest jazz festivals in Europe. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Lester Bowie (11 October 1941–8 November 1999) was a jazz trumpet player and composer. ... Sonny Stitt, a quintessential bop saxophonist. ... Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was a New York tenor saxophone musician. ... Karin Krog (born May 15, 1937 in Oslo) is a celebrated Norwegian Vocal jazzist. ... Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... Joseph Jarman is a musician, composer, poet and Shinshu Buddhist priest. ... John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with Miles Davis. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... Van Morrison OBE (born August 31, 1945 as George Ivan Morrison) is a singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... James Brown, known variously as: Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a eight-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and...

An estimated 40,000 tickets are sold for the 100+ events during the festival. Between 80,000 and 100,000 visitors visit the city during the one-week long musical adventure

Norwegian Festival of International Literature

Every August, Molde and Nesset host an international literature festival, known as the Bjørnson Festival. Established by poet Knut Ødegård in connection with Molde's 250-year anniversary The Bjørnson Festival is the oldest, and the more internationally acclaimed, festival of literature in Norway. County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Romsdal Municipality NO-1543 Administrative centre EidsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Kasper Mittet (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 98 1,046 km² 986 km² 0. ... The Bjørnson Festival of international literature is held in Molde and Nesset, Norway, every August since 1992, and is named in honour of the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (who was raised in the area). ...

The festival is named in honour of the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910), who grew up and attended school in and around Molde. Bjørnson created the modern, Nordic historical drama and also wrote the lyrics for the Norwegian national anthem. Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... The word laureate or laureated has came in English to signify eminent, or associated with glory, literary or military. ... The Norwegian national anthem is called Ja, vi elsker dette landet. ...

Visiting authors (and tree-planters at The Peace Grove) include Wole Soyinka, Yasar Kemal, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Seamus Heaney, Amos Oz, Izzat al-Ghazzawi, Bei Dao, Hans Blix and Thor Heyerdahl. Wole Soyinka Akinwande Oluwole Wole Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. ... YaÅŸar Kemal (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli) is one of the best known writers from Turkey of Kurdish descent [1]. He was born in 1923 in Hemite (now Gökçeadam), a hamlet in the province of Adana in southern Turkey. ... Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (born 15 April 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996. ... Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney (IPA: //) (born 13 April 1939) is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... Amos Oz, November 7 2004 Amos Oz (born May 4, 1939), birth name Amos Klausner, is an Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist. ... Bei Dao (Northern Island) is another name for Zhifu Island. ...   (born 28 June 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish diplomat and politician. ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, in Larvik, Norway – April 18, 2002, in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. ...

Additionally a number of smaller and shorter festivals are held annually.

Molde University College

Molde University College[4], offers a wide range of academic opportunities, from nursing and health related studies, to economics and administrative courses. The school is one of Norway's leading colleges in research and academic programs in information technology, logistics and transport economics, with degrees up to and including PhD.

MUC is also one of the country's leading institutions in international student exchange and programs conducted in English.

History

Molde's main street and commercial center. Molde Cathedral (orange roof on far right) with its freestanding bell tower replaces the church that was destroyed during World War II

On an island outside present day Molde, the Medieval township on Veøya – the holy island – was strategically situated at the junction where three fjords meet the main fjord leading westwards out to the Romsdal coast and the shipping routes. It is first mentioned by the historian Snorri Sturluson as the location of the Battle of Sekken in 1162, where king Håkon the Broad-shouldered was killed fighting the aristocrat Erling Skakke, during the Norwegian civil wars, but the settlement itself is far older than that. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (4048x3040, 1626 KB) Molde der freistehende Kirchturm. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (4048x3040, 1626 KB) Molde der freistehende Kirchturm. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Veøya (or Veøy) is part of Molde municipality in Møre og Romsdal county of Norway, and consists of one larger island and two smaller islands. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Haakon II Sigurdsson (Herdebrei - Eng. ... Erling Skakke, the son of Kyrpinga-Orm, was a Norwegian strongman and earl during the 13th century. ... Norwegian longship The Civil war era of Norwegian history (Norwegian borgerkrigstida) is a term used for the period between 1130 and 1240 in the history of Norway. ...

At the eve of the 15th Century, Veøy had lost most of its influence, and the island was eventually deserted. However, commercial life in the region was not dead, and originating from the two settlements at Reknes and Molde (later Moldegård), a minor port called Molde Fjære (Molde Landing) emerged, based on trade with timber and herring to mainly Dutch, but also English, Scottish and Portuguese merchants. In 1614 the town gained formal trading rights; after the decline of the nearby competing townships and trading posts of Bud and Veblungsnes. Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Bud is a small fishing village in western Norway, on the Atlanterhavsveien near Molde. ...

However, settlement in the area can be traced much further back in time - evidence given by two rock slabs carved with petroglyphs found at Bjørset west of the city center. Petroglyphs on a Bishop Tuff tableland Petroglyph on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Point Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument Petroglyphs from Scandinavia (Häljesta, Västmanland in Sweden). ...

During the Swedish occupation of Middle Norway, 1658-1660, after Denmark-Norway's devastating defeat in the first part of the Northern Wars (Treaty of Roskilde), the small town became a troublesome and resilient hub of resitance to the Swedes. After the rebellion and liberation in 1660 (Treaty of Copenhagen), Molde became administrative headquarter for Romsdalen Amt (present day Møre og Romsdal), and following a long commercial and administrative struggle with Trondheim and Bergen, it was finally incorporated through a royal charter in 1742. The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, consisting of Denmark and Norway, including Norways possessions Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a term used for the two united kingdoms after their amalgamation as one state in 1536. ... King Charles X of Sweden The Northern Wars (1655-1661) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (The Deluge, 1655-1660), Russia (1656-1661), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657-1660), the Holy Roman Empire (1657-60) and Denmark (1657-1658, 1658... The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... The Treaty of Copenhagen was signed in 1660 and marked the conclusion of the Second Northern War between Sweden and the alliance of Denmark and Poland-Lithuania. ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ...

Molde continued to grow throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries, becoming a center for Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative center for the region. At this point, tourism had become a major industry. This rapid development was interrupted when one third of the city, mostly its famous wooden buildings and rose gardens, were destroyed in a fire on January 21, 1916. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

However, Molde recovered quickly, and continued to grow in the economically difficult interbellum period.

A second fire, or series of fires, struck from the German air-raids in April and May of 1940, and destroyed about two thirds of the city. German vanguards were trying to cut off and capture the king, cabinet, parliament and national gold reserves, evacuated from Oslo following the attack on Norway on April 9, 1940. Arriving safely in Molde, the city was de facto capital of Norway from April 22 to April 29, when the advancing German forces, combined with a failed British counter-attack, forced the Norwegian commander-in-chief, General Otto Ruge, to abandon Southern Norway and continue the fight from Tromsø. Under dramatic circumstances due to continuous German bombing, the King, Crown Prince and government was evacuated on the British cruiser HMS Glasgow, and brought to safety. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Otto Ruge (January 9, 1882 - 1961) was a Norwegian general. ... County Troms District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (really an uprated guided missile destroyer), launched in 1992. ... The seventh HMS Glasgow (21) was built on the Clyde, and was a Southampton-class light cruiser, a sub-class of the Town-class, commissioned in September 1937. ...

Since World War II, Molde has experienced a tremendous growth. As the modernization of the Norwegian society accelerated in the post-reconstruction years, Molde became a center for not only administrative and public services, but also academic resources and industrial output. After the consolidation of the city itself and its adjacent communities in 1964, Molde became a modern city, encompassing most branches of employment, from farming and fisheries, through industrial production, to banking, tourism, commerce, health care and civil administration.

The fjord with its islands and skerries and the mountains encircling the town as beautifully as always, will continue to be the frame and the arena of the town’s development in the years ahead. Look up skerry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The great national poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, expresses this sentiment in his poem 'Til Romsdalen': Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910). ...

"Everything I see has an eye, a voice And the people? I know them all Even those I have never met. I say: If you know the fjord, you know the people"

Sports

Molde hosts a variety of sports teams, most notably the football team, Molde F.K.[5], which until 2006 was playing in the Norwegian Premier League. Home matches are played at Aker stadium, an architectural feat inaugurated in 1998, which holds a record attendance of 13,308. The team is holder of two national championships (1994 and 2005), six times runner-up in the League, and has numerous appearances in European tournaments, including the UEFA Champions League. The club was founded in 1911, during Molde's period of great British and Continental influx, and was first named "International", since it predominantly played teams made up from crews of foreign vessels visiting the city. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Molde F.K. is a First Division football club from Molde, Norway. ... The Norwegian Premier League is the top division for football (soccer) in Norway. ... Aker stadion (called Molde stadion until May 2006) is a football stadium built at Reknes in Molde, Norway. ... The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often still called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Aker Stadium, Molde

In addition to a number of international players, the city has also produced several skijumpers, cross-country and alpine skiers of international merit. Image File history File linksMetadata Molde240. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Molde240. ...

Other sports include the local underwater rugby team, Molde S.L.K, one of the best in Europe, as well as S.K. Træff, with a team in the Norwegian first division of women's handball, and S.K. Rival, the mother club of Olympic alpine skier Andrine Flemmen. Underwater Rugby (UWR) is the only sport in which the players can move in three dimensions. ... Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ...

Notable 'Moldensers'

Past and current notable residents from Molde and its vicinity:

• Nini Roll Anker (1873-1942), writer
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, (1832-1910), writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• Kjell Magne Bondevik, politician, former Prime Minister
• Ane Brun, singer
• Mali Furunes, (1888-1968), actor, dancer, folklorist
• Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, businessman
• Bjørn Trygve Grydeland, President of ESA, EU Ambassador
• Birger Hatlebakk, (1912-1997), industrialist
• Edvard Hoem, writer
• Ingeborg Hungnes, singer
• Ola Kvernberg, musician
• Jo Nesbø, writer
• Ann-Helen Moen[6], soprano
• Arne Nøst, artist
• Ole Anton Qvam (1834-1904), former Prime Minister
• Terje Rypdal, composer and musician
• Kjell Inge Røkke, businessman
• Arne Solli, former Commander-in-Chief
• Terje Venaas, musician

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910). ... Kjell Magne Bondevik [IPA: çɛl mɑgne bʊnevik](born September 3, 1947) is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Ane Brun Ane Brun, real name Ane Brunvoll (born 10 March 1976) is a Norwegian singer / songwriter, born and raised in Molde. ... This article is about the European Space Agency. ... Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian author who was born in Oslo in 1960. ... Ole Anton Qvam (1834-1904) was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1891-1893, 1898-1899 and 1900-1902, Minister of the Interior 1899-1900, as well as head of the Ministry of Auditing, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Justice in 1900, and Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm 1902-1903. ... Terje Rypdal in Warsaw in 2005 Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. ... Kjell Inge Røkke Kjell Inge Røkke (born October 25, 1958 in Molde) is a businessman and among the richest men (# 15 per Kapital Finance Magazine, 2001) in Norway. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ...

Notable international footballers/soccer players

• Jan Fuglset
• Daniel Berg Hestad
• Harry Hestad
• Petter Rudi
• John Arne Riise
• Kjetil Rekdal
• Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Daniel Berg Hestad (born July 30, 1975) is a Norwegian footballer. ... Petter Norman Rudi (born September 17, 1973) is a Norwegian footballer currently with Molde, the club where he started his career. ... John Arne Semundseth Riise (born September 24, 1980 in Molde) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. Riise is renowned for his shooting power on his favoured left foot and excellent stamina. ... Kjetil Rekdal Kjetil André Rekdal (born November 6, 1968) is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. ... Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born February 26, 1973) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Manchester United (since July 1996). ...

Notable athletes

• Andrine Flemmen, Olympic skier
• Henriette Birkeland Kitel, European Champion boxer
• Mette Solli, World Champion kickboxer
• Arild Monsen, World Champion Cross-country skiing, 1985
• Ingolf Mork, ski jumper, winner of Four Hills Tournament 1971/72

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Miscellaneous

The local newspaper is Romsdals Budstikke^[1]. Romsdals Budstikke is a daily (except Sundays) newspaper published in Molde, Norway. ...

The consulate general for the Republic of Macedonia in Norway is situated in Molde. A consulate (or consular office) is a form of diplomatic mission in charge of matters related to individual people and businesses, in other words issues outside inter-governmental diplomacy. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

Friendship towns

Molde has several friendship towns: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept where towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Denmark: Vejle
• Sweden: Borås
• Finland: Mikkeli
• Czech Republic: Česká Lípa

Vejle as seen from Vejle Fjord Bridge Vejle – in IPA: – town in Denmark and site of the council of both Vejle municipality (kommune) and Vejle County (amt), located in southeast of Jutland peninsula. ... Borås is a city in Västergötland in western Sweden, situated at . ... Mikkeli (or St. ... Location of Česká Lípa in the Czech Republic Česká Lípa (German: Böhmisch Leipa) is a city in Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. ...

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Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal

Aukra | Aure | Averøy | Eide | Frei | Fræna | Giske | Gjemnes | Halsa | Haram | Hareid | Herøy | Kristiansund | Midsund | Molde | Nesset | Norddal | Rauma | Rindal | Sande | Sandøy | Skodje | Smøla | Stordal | Stranda | Sula | Sunndal | Surnadal | Sykkylven | Tingvoll | Ulstein | Vanylven | Vestnes | Volda | Ørskog | Ørsta | Ålesund Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Aukra is a municipality in the county of Norway. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1569 Administrative centre Aure Mayor (2006) Hans G. Lauritzen (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 652 km² 625 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1554 Administrative centre Averøy Mayor (2003) Kjell Magne Sandø (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 349 176 km² 173 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1551 Administrative centre Eide Mayor (2003) Arnfinn Storvik (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 356 152 km² 146 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1556 Administrative centre Frei Mayor (2003) Maritta B. Ohrstrand (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 411 65 km² 64 km² 0. ... :) ... Giske is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Gjemnes is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1571 Administrative centre Liabø Mayor (2003) Margrete Seter (Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 278 301 km² 293 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1534 Administrative centre BrattvÃ¥g Mayor (2003) Oddbjørn Vatne (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 295 260 km² 254 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1517 Administrative centre Hareid Mayor (2005) Gunn Berit Gjerde (V) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 397 82 km² 77 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1515 Administrative centre FosnavÃ¥g Mayor (2003) Arnulf Goksøyr (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 372 120 km² 118 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1503 Administrative centre Kristiansund Mayor (2004) Finn Arne Jevne (CP) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 426 23 km² 22 km² 0. ... Midsund is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Romsdal Municipality NO-1543 Administrative centre EidsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Kasper Mittet (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 98 1,046 km² 986 km² 0. ... Norddal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Rauma is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Missing image Image:Rindal kart. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1514 Administrative centre Larsnes Mayor (2003) Jon Garen (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 392 93 km² 90 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Romsdal Municipality NO-1546 Administrative centre Steinshamn Mayor (2005) Nils Magne Abelseth Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 427 20 km² 20 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1529 Administrative centre Skodje Mayor (2003) Terje Vadset (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 371 120 km² 111 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1573 Administrative centre Hopen Mayor (2005) Iver Nordseth (V) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 285 282 km² 270 km² 0. ... Missing image Image:Stordal kart. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1525 Administrative centre Stranda Mayor (2003) Frank Sve (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 128 866 km² 845 km² 0. ... Sula is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Sunndal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... Surnadal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1528 Administrative centre Aure Mayor (2005) Jan KÃ¥re Aurdal (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 260 338 km² 328 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Nordmøre Municipality NO-1560 Administrative centre Tingvoll Mayor (2003) Kristin Marie Sørheim (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 261 337 km² 322 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1516 Administrative centre Ulsteinvik Mayor (2003) Hannelore MÃ¥seide (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 389 97 km² 95 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1511 Administrative centre FiskÃ¥bygd Mayor (2003) Jan Helgøy (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 242 385 km² 365 km² 0. ... County [[M�re og Romsdal]] District Romsdal Municipality NO-1535 Administrative centre Vestnes Mayor (2005) Knut Fl�lo (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 256 355 km² 350 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-6100 Administrative centre Volda Mayor (2003) Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 194 547 km² 525 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal Landscape Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1523 Administrative centre Sjøholt Mayor (2003) Sigmund Stene (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 368 129 km² 126 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1520 Administrative centre Ørsta Mayor (2003) Hans Olav Myklebust (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 136 805 km² 785 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1504 Administrative centre Ã…lesund Mayor (2003) Arve Tonning (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 388 98 km² 93 km² 0. ...