Dalsfjord, Møre og Romsdal
Dalsfjord is a former municipality in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The 165-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) municipality included the area around the Dalsfjorden between Vanylven Municipality in the west and almost all the way to the Kilsfjorden in the east. The area is now a part of Volda Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Dravlaus. Other villages in the area included Ulvestadbygda (Ulvestad, Lauvstad, and Sætre), Åmelfot, Steinsvik, and Dalsbygda.
Dalsfjord Municipality
Dalsfjord herred | |
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Former municipality | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Dalsfjord within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°07′27″N 05°56′35″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 July 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Volda Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Volda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Dravlaus |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,151 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dalsfjording |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1518 |
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