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Encyclopedia > Skodje
Skodje kommune
Locator map showing Skodje within Møre og Romsdal
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
0.04 %
Population
 - Total (2005)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 242
3,613
0.08 %
6.3 %
32/km²
Coordinates 62°30′N 6°41′E / 62.5, 6.683Coordinates: 62°30′N 6°41′E / 62.5, 6.683
www.skodje.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Skodje_komm. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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). ...   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. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... Sunnmøre (lit. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Progress Party is a right-wing political party of Norway. ... Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Skodje is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... 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). ...   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. ...


Skodje was separated from Borgund 1849. Vatne was separated from Skodje January 1, 1902. Skodje was merged with Ørskog January 1, 1965 - but again separated January 1, 1977. Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. ... Vatne may refer to the following locations: Vatne in Haram municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Vatne in Sandnes municipality, Rogaland, Norway Vatne in Hægebostad municipality, Vest-Agder, Norway Vatne in Mandal municipality, Vest-Agder, Norway Category: ... 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. ...

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The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Skodje (Old Norse Sköðvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... vin is an Old Norse word with the meaning meadow, pasture. (Proto-Norse winju. ...


Until 1879 the name was written Skoue.


Geography

Skodje borders Haram and Vestnes to the north, Ørskog to the east, and the city of Ålesund to the west. Across the Storfjorden to the south is the municipality of Sykkylven. Skodje mostly has agriculture and foresting, but there is also industry, lumber, and furniture-industry located there. Some relocated from Ålesund. The roads of E 39 and E 136 runs through the kommune of Skodje. Skodje has a young population, where 60% of the people are under the age of 40. County Møre og Romsdal District 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 [[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-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-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. ... County Møre og Romsdal District 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. ...


Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a bridge (to represent the famous Skodje bru). This article is about the edifice (including an index to articles on specific bridge types). ...


External links

  • Statistic numbers about Skodje kommune (in Norwegian)


Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal coat of arms

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). ...   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. ... County District Romsdal Municipality NO-1547 Administrative centre Aukra Mayor (2005) Aud Mork Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 418 59 km² 59 km² 0. ... Image:NO 1569 Aure. ... County Møre og Romsdal District 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 District 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 District 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 District 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 District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1515 Administrative centre FosnavÃ¥g Mayor (2003) Arnulf Goksøyr (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 372 135 km² 118 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1503 Administrative centre Kristiansund Mayor (2004) Dagfinn Ripnes (H) 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 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. ... 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 District 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. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1531 Administrative centre LangevÃ¥g Mayor (2003) Ronny Harald Blomvik (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 417 59 km² 57 km² 0. ... 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 District 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. ...


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Skodje - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (140 words)
Skodje is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Skodje mostly has agriculture and foresting, but there is also industry, lumber, and furniture-industry located there.
Skodje has a young population, where 60% of the people are under the age of 40.
Skodje Bridge at AllExperts (221 words)
Skodje Bridge (Skodje bru) is a bridge that crosses Straumen in Skodje municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
It is a steel arch bridge, 290 metres long.
For the last few years before the new bridge was opened, the old bridge got restrictions on the weight and width of the cars, and that meant that heavier traffic had to take a longer road through the town of Skodje.
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