- Sunndal
Infobox_Kommune
name=Sunndal
idnumber=1563
county=Møre og Romsdal
landscape=Nordmøre
capital=Sunndalsøra
governor=Tove Lise Torve (DNAp)
governor_as_of=2003-2006
arearank=40
area=1712
arealand=1648
areapercent=0.53
population_as_of=2006
populationrank=137
population=7,333
populationpercent=0.16
populationdensity=4.3
populationincrease=-1.3
language=Neutral
lat_deg=62| lat_min=36| lat_sec=46| lon_deg=8| lon_min=38| lon_sec=3
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6942527 |utm_easting=0481230| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.sunndal.kommune.no
Audio|Sunndal.ogg|Sunndal is a municipality in theNordmøre traditional district located in the northeast part of the county ofMøre og Romsdal ,Norway . It is bordered on the west byNesset andTingvoll , on the north bySurnadal , on the east byOppdal ,Sør-Trøndelag and on the south byLesja ,Oppland .Sunndal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ).Øksendal was separated 1854, but again merged with Sunndal January 1, 1960.Ålvundeid (separated from Øksendal January 1, 1899) was also merged with Sunndal January 1, 1960.The name
The
Old Norse form of the name was "Sunndalr". The first element is "sunnr" 'southern', the last element is "dalr" m 'valley, dale'.Until 1870 the name was written "Sunddalen" (or "Sunndalen"), in the period 1870-1917 "Sundalen", from 1918 on "Sunndal".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983). It shows a Norwegian wormwood ("
Artemisia norvegica"). This species has its main European distribution in Sunndal andOppdal - in theDovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park and inTrollheimen landscape protected area. Small populations also inRyfylke ,Scotland andUral Mountains , with another subspecies in the mountains of Northern America. Many places in the mountains of Sunndal - well above tree-line - it may be found in abundance.Geography
With an area of 1,712 km² it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal. The municipality center is located at
Sunndalsøra . Important occupations include industry, withHydro Aluminium Sunndal as the biggest employer, public services, retail and farming.In the southern part of the municipality lies the
Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park , rich in the impressive animal moskus. In the northern part theTrollheimen andInnerdalen landscape protection areas.External links
* [http://www.sunndal.com Sunndalsnett]
* [http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T907179&kommune=T919289 Culture in Sunndal on the map (Norwegian language)] fromKulturnett.no
* [http://www.sunndal.kommune.no Sunndal kommune (Municipality of Sunndal)]
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