Kornstad (municipality)
Kornstad is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1964. The 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality encompassed the western part oft the present-day Averøy Municipality on the island of Averøya, plus a small area in the present-day Hustadvika Municipality on the mainland Romsdal Peninsula to the west of the island. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kornstad where Kornstad Church is located.
Kornstad Municipality
Kornstad herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of Fånytta (looking south) in northern Kornstad | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Kornstad within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′53″N 07°27′10″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
| • Preceded by | Kvernes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Averøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kornstad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 66 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,918 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1552 |
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