Bolsøy
Bolsøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 290-square-kilometre (110 sq mi) municipality of Bolsøy encompassed the area around the Fannefjorden including most of the present-day Molde Municipality, excluding the town of Molde. The municipality also included the Molde Archipelago and the island of Bolsøya. The administrative center of the municipality was located on the island of Bolsøya near the location of the main church for the parish, Bolsøy Church.
Bolsøy Municipality
Bolsøy herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Bolsø herred (historic name) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Bolsøy within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°46′49″N 07°29′33″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Molde Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bolsøya |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 7,996 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1544 |
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