Hustad

Hustad is also a former name of Sandvollan municipality.

Hustad herad
—  Former Municipality  —
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality ID	NO-1550
Adm. Center	Hustad
Created from	Bud in 1918
Merged into	Fræna in 1964

Hustad
—  Village  —
Hustad Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 07°05′20″E / 62.95556°N 7.08889°E / 62.95556; 7.08889Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 07°05′20″E / 62.95556°N 7.08889°E / 62.95556; 7.08889
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Romsdal
Municipality	Fræna
Area[1]
– Total	0.35 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
– Total	242
– Density	691/km2 (1,789.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	6433

Hustad is a village and former municipality on the Romsdal peninsula in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna. The village of Hustad is located in the Nerland urban area which covers about 0.35 square kilometres (86 acres) and has a population (2009) of 242.^[1]

Hustad is a thriving village with food stores, a bank, parking facilities, and several other businesses. Hustad has the Stemshest mountains to the east and there are five lakes nearby that are well-stocked with trout. There are also numerous hiking paths such as the Atlanterhavsveien just 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away. The Hustadvika coastal area is located just offshore of Hustad.

History

The municipality of Hustad was established on 1 July 1918 when the old municipality of Bud was divided into Bud (eastern part) and Hustad (western part). The initial population of Hustad municipality was 2,062. On 1 January 1964, Hustad and Bud were incorporated into the municipality of Fræna to the south, forming a new, larger municipality of Fræna. Prior to the merger, Hustad had a population of 2,196.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/tab-2009-06-16-01-en.html. 
2. ^ "Hustad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Fr%C3%A6na/Hustad/. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf. 
4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hustad – tidl. kommune i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Hustad/tidl._kommune_i_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal. Retrieved 2010-11-11.