Rovde

Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

It was created by a split from Sande on 1 January 1905. At that time Rovde had a population of 610.

On 1 January 1964 the district of Rovdestranda with 436 inhabitants was incorporated into Vanylven municipality. The rest of Rovde, with 562 inhabitants, was reunited with Sande.

Rovdestranda
by the poet J. Nordhagen in 1928

Sailor go from the city towards the north
on a brilliant sunny day,
steer with courage from the ocean into the fjord,
how calm becomes the sea.
Then seen are fields — you laugh inside
and steer with hand better to see
the skyhigh mountain under heaven,
and under them all lies Rovdestranden.

From Søvdsnes to Kleiven along the brave way north
are tended farms, where the people live.
Yes, a finer place you can hardly find
than nature's own Rovdestranda.

Rovdestranda (in Norwegian)

Seiler du leden fra Stadt imot nord
en strålende solskinsdag,
styer fra havet mot indre fjord,
hvor sjøen får mindre drag.
da sees fra baugen — du stirrer i le
og skygger med hånden for bedre å se
de skyfrie fjell under himmelranden,
og under dem lunt ligger Rovdestranden.

Fra Søvdsnes til Kleiven langs veien mot nord
er velstelte gårder, hvor folket bor.
Ja, skjønnere sted du knapt finne kan
enn denne naturskjønne Rovdestrand.

References

*cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl