Eide
Eide is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the region of Nordmøre. It was located on the Romsdal peninsula, along the Kornstadfjorden and the Kvernesfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eide. Other villages included Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.
Eide Municipality
Eide kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the village of Eide | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Eide within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°55′41″N 07°22′25″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
| • Preceded by | Kvernes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hustadvika Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eide |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Egil Karstein Strand (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 152.09 km2 (58.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 145.69 km2 (56.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) 4.2% |
| • Rank | #353 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 3,440 |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| • Density | 23.6/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.3% |
| Demonym | Eidesokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1551 |
The municipality was known for its traditional and modern limestone (marble) quarries and related crafts industry. The Atlanterhavsveien coastal road connected Eide Municipality to neighboring Averøy Municipality to the east. The municipal border lies at the Storseisundet Bridge on the Atlanterhavsveien road.
At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 152-square-kilometre (59 sq mi) municipality is the 353rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Eide is the 248th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,440. The municipality's population density is 23.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (61/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.3% over the last decade.