Edøy

Udøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. It was located in the southern and central parts of the present-day Smøla Municipality. The old municipality originally encompassed all the islands surrounding the Edøyfjorden. This included the islands of Smøla, Tustna, Stabblandet, and the many smaller islands between the larger ones. The island of Edøya lies between the two and that was the center of the old municipality. Over time, parts of Edøy were split off to form other municipalities. At the time it was dissolved, Edøy municipality was 149 square kilometres (58 sq mi). The Old Edøy Church and later the (new) Edøy Church were the main churches for the municipality.

Edøy Municipality
Edøy herred
Former municipality
Edø herred  (historic name)
View of the Edøy Church
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Edøy within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°20′02″N 08°03′56″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1960
  Succeeded bySmøla Municipality
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total149 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population
 (1960)
  Total1,135
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1573
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