- Øksendal
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Øksendal herad — Former Municipality — Location in Møre og Romsdal Coordinates: 62°40′32″N 08°23′57″E / 62.67556°N 8.39917°ECoordinates: 62°40′32″N 08°23′57″E / 62.67556°N 8.39917°E Country Norway Region Western Norway County Møre og Romsdal Municipality ID NO-1561 Adm. Center Øksendalsøra Area[1] – Total 223 km2 (86.1 sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00) Created from Sunndal in 1854 Merged into Sunndal in 1960 Øksendal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sunndal, along the Sunndalsfjord.[1]
History
The municipality of Øksendal was established in 1854 when it was split from Sunndal. Initially, Øksendal had a population of 1,291. On 1 January 1899, the eastern district of Ålvundeid was separated from Øksendal to form a municipality of its own. This left Øksendal with 654 inhabitants. On 1 January 1960, both Øksendal and Ålvundeid were incorporated into Sunndal. Prior to the merger, Øksendal had a population of 497.[2]
References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Øksendal. – kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/%C3%98ksendal./kommune. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ 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.
Categories:- Former municipalities of Norway
- Sunndal
- Møre og Romsdal geography stubs
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