- Eide
Infobox_Kommune
name=Eide
idnumber=1551
county=Møre og Romsdal
landscape=Nordmøre
capital=Eide
governor=Arnfinn Storvik (H)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=356
area=152
arealand=146
areapercent=0.05
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=258
population=3,287
populationpercent=0.07
populationdensity=23
populationincrease=7.2
demonym=Eidesokning
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=62| lat_min=55| lat_sec=41| lon_deg=7| lon_min=22| lon_sec=25
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6978621 |utm_easting=0417437| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.eide.kommune.no:"EIDE (
Enhanced IDE ) is an interface between a computer's hard disk and motherboard"Eide is a municipality in the county of
Møre og Romsdal ,Norway .The municipality was separated from
Kvernes January 1, 1897.The town is known for its traditional and modern
limestone (marble) quarries and related crafts industry. TheAtlanterhavsvegen coastal road goes here.The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Eide (
Old Norse "Eið"), since the first church was built there (in 1869). The name is identical with the word "eið" n 'isthmus , neck of land'.Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1982). It shows three swimming swans (
Cygnus cygnus ), which are plentiful in the municipality.(See also the coat-of-arms of
Gjøvik andHøylandet .)
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