Hjørundfjord
Hjørundfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 277-square-kilometre (107 sq mi) municipality is now a part of the municipality of Ørsta. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, located on the shores of the Hjørundfjorden. The municipality encircled both sides of the Hjørundfjorden as well as the Bondalen valley. The villages of Bjørke, Leira, and Store Standal were all a part Hjørundfjord Municipality.
Hjørundfjord Municipality
Hjørundfjord herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the Hjørundfjorden from the south (in from the section called Storfjorden by Viddal) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Hjørundfjord within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′33″N 06°28′11″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Ørsta Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sæbø |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,728 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hjørundfjording |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1522 |
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