Skodje

Infobox_Kommune
name=Skodje
idnumber=1529
county=Møre og Romsdal
landscape=Sunnmøre
capital=Skodje
governor=Modolf Hareide (SP)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=371
area=120
arealand=111
areapercent=0.04
population_as_of=2007
populationrank=242
population=3,668
populationpercent=0.08
populationdensity=32
populationincrease=6.3
language=Nynorsk
lat_deg=62| lat_min=30| lat_sec=58| lon_deg=6| lon_min=41| lon_sec=59
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6933806 |utm_easting=0381584| geo_cat=adm2nd




munwebpage=www.skodje.kommune.no

Skodje is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

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.

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'.

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.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from 1987. It shows a bridge, which represents the Skodje Bridge.

External links

* [http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/hoyre_side.cgi?region=1529 Statistic numbers about Skodje kommune (in Norwegian)]