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28-482: The name Møre og Romsdal was created in 1936. The first element refers to the districts of Nordmøre and Sunnmøre , and the last element refers to Romsdal . Until 1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt ", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke ". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called Romsdalen amt , after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality . The Old Norse form of

56-618: A NIKU team in 2018, in Gjellestad. Nordm%C3%B8re Nordmøre (English: North- Møre ) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal . The 5,426-square-kilometre (2,095 sq mi) area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund , Averøy , Tingvoll , Surnadal , Aure , Halsa , Eide , Sunndal , Gjemnes , and Smøla . The only town in Nordmøre

84-402: Is Kristiansund . Of these ten municipalities, three are located (mainly) on islands: Kristiansund, Averøy, and Smøla and seven lie on the coast (including between, adjacent to, or at the end of, fjords ): Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, and Gjemnes; no municipalities are completely landlocked. Historically, the municipality of Rindal was part of the county and region, but it

112-501: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ulsteinvik Ulsteinvik is a town in the municipality of Ulstein , Møre og Romsdal , Norway . The town is the commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein and as such, Ulsteinvik contains 74% of the municipality's population. The 3.85-square-kilometre (950-acre) town has a population (2018) of 5,788 and a population density of 1,503 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,890/sq mi). The town of Ulsteinvik

140-687: Is located on the west side of the island of Hareidlandet , about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of the city of Ålesund . Ulstein Church is located in the town, serving the population of the whole municipality. Ulsteinvik received town status on 1 July 2000. The town is built in a natural harbour (in fact, the town's name means "Ulstein cove" or "Ulstein inlet"), and has an industry driven largely by shipbuilding , with two major shipyards : Ulstein Verft and Kleven Verft . The Ulstein Group includes

168-587: Is served by nine airports, of which only the four airports located near the four largest centres have regular domestic flights. The largest airport in the county is Ålesund Airport, Vigra , which offers the only scheduled international routes from any airport in Møre og Romsdal. Ålesund Airport had 732,614 passengers in 2006. Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget , had 364,350 passengers in 2007, while Molde Airport, Årø , had 401,292, down from 444,677 in 2006. Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden , had 49,842 passengers in 2006. None of

196-419: Is the headquarters of the local subscription-based newspaper Vikebladet Vestposten (commonly known by only the first name), formed by a 1989 merger of two previously-existing newspapers (Vikebladet & Vestposten). The community is also served by the free regional weekly RegionAvisa and the Ålesund -based daily Sunnmørsposten . Norwegian county road Fv 61 runs along the south edge of the town centre, and

224-430: Is the home of IL Hødd , a multi-sport club that includes a Norwegian First Division (as of 2011) football team. The team has a large local following, and generates strong attendance at their stadium, Høddvoll. Hødd also offers several other sports, including handball and rhythmic gymnastics . In 2012, Hødd became national cup champions of Norway, beating Tromsø IL in the final of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup in

252-468: Is the major route connecting Ulsteinvik to points northeast (municipalities of Hareid and Sula , with connections to Ålesund ) and south (the villages of Eiksund and Haddal as well as the municipalities of Herøy , Sande , and others). Since its completion in 2008, the Eiksund Tunnel , the world's deepest undersea tunnel , connects Ulsteinvik by road to the mainland via Fv 653. Ulsteinvik

280-531: The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research , using large-scale high-resolution radar technology, determined that a 17-meter-long Viking ship was buried on the island of Edøya near Edøy Church . They estimate the ship's age as over 1,000 years: from the Merovingian or Viking period; the group planned to conduct additional searches in the area. A similar burial was found previously by

308-681: The Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo . In addition, Ulsteinvik is the home of smaller clubs in each of basketball and rugby union (Sunnmøre Rugby). It is also the hometown of men's 400m hurdles world record holder and Olympic champion Karsten Warholm , as well as Norway's first-choice football goalkeeper in the Beijing Olympics, Erika Skarbø . Ulsteinvik is the birthplace of the underground cartoonist Øystein Runde . Ulsteinvik

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336-498: The 1838 Formannskapsdistrikt law, a parish could no longer be divided between two counties, so Vinje had to be in the same county as the rest of the parish). On 1 January 2019, the municipality of Rindal was transferred from Møre og Romsdal county to the neighboring Trøndelag county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Halsa became part of the new municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county. In 2019, archaeologists from

364-683: The Ulstein Verft shipyard and a growing number of other marine-related companies, the largest of which are Ulstein Power & Control AS and Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. The town has dozens of other maritime-related firms of all sizes, including the global head office of Rolls-Royce plc 's marine division. The strength of this industry through the middle of the first decade of the 21st century has led to significant expansion and new construction, both residential and commercial. In 2012, Ulsteinvik

392-468: The airports in Møre og Romsdal offer regular flights to each other. In 2007, Møre og Romsdal had 6,339 kilometres (3,939 mi) of public roads, an increase of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) since the previous year, as well as 4,258 kilometres (2,646 mi) of private roads, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) more than in 2006. There is one railway, the Rauma Line , which starts at Åndalsnes and connects to

420-523: The legal authority to grant town status rather than just the King (and government). This change in law led to an increase in the number of towns ( Fosnavåg , Åndalsnes , and Ulsteinvik were all added after this time). The county contains many other urban settlements (as defined by Statistics Norway ) without town status, every municipality except for Halsa and Smøla contains at least one. As of 1 January 2018, there were 192,331 people (about 72 percent of

448-547: The main railway network of Norway. Public buses and ferries are operated by the county, using the brand name FRAM. As of 2024, the economy of the county administration ( fylkeskommune ) is in a troublesome situation; According to the media, no other county administration has as much of a troublesome situation. It is responsible for upper secondary schools , dental care , public transport , county roads , culture , cultural heritage management , land use planning and business development. The county (with its current borders)

476-457: The name was Raumsdalr . The first element is the genitive case of the name Raumr derived from the name of the river Rauma , i.e. "The Dale of Rauma". Raumr may refer to stream or current, or to booming or thundering waterfalls like Sletta waterfall. A purely legendary approach to the name refers to Raum the Old , one of the sons of Nór , the eponymous Saga King of Norway. Since the majority of

504-409: The name was changed again to a compromise name: Møre og Romsdal (English: Møre and Romsdal ). The ambiguous designation møring — "person from Møre"— is used strictly about people from Nordmøre (and less frequently for people from Sunnmøre), excluding the people from Romsdal (while, consequently, romsdaling — "person from Romsdal"— is used about the latter). The coat of arms

532-626: The north, Romsdal and Oppland to the east, and Sunnmøre and Sogn og Fjordane to the south, than internally. Differences in dialects between the three districts bear clear evidence of this. Due to geographical features, the county has many populated islands and is intersected by several deep fjords. Due to its difficult terrain, Møre og Romsdal has been very dependent on boat traffic, and its main car ferry company, MRF , has existed since 1921. Møre og Romsdal has six settlements with town status . The largest three ( Ålesund , Kristiansund , and Molde ) were towns long before 1993 when municipalities were given

560-515: The outer coast) or the sea itself. The name is interpreted as "coastland" or "bogland". Møre was originally the name of the coastal area from Stad and north including most of Fosen . (There is also a coastal district in Sweden that has the same name: Möre .) The change in name from Romsdalen to Møre was controversial and it did not sit well with the residents of the Romsdal region. Finally in 1936,

588-440: The population) living in densely populated areas in the county while only 73,946 people lived in sparsely populated areas. The population density is highest near the coast, with all of the county's towns located on saltwater. The largest town in the county is Ålesund , with a population of 52,626 in the agglomeration which it forms together with parts of Sula . Møre og Romsdal has a total of 26 municipalities. Møre og Romsdal

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616-510: The residents of the county lived in the Sunnmøre region, there was some controversy over the name. In 1919, many of the old county names were changed and this county was renamed Møre fylke . The name Møre was chosen to represent the region where the majority of the county residents lived. That name is dative of Old Norse : Mǿrr ( á Mǿri ) and it is probably derived from the word marr referring to something wet like bog (common along

644-496: The three districts of the county: Sunnmøre , Romsdal and Nordmøre . Traditionally, the county has been divided into three districts. From north to south, these are Nordmøre , Romsdal , and Sunnmøre . Although the districts do not have separate governments and despite modern road, sea, and air connections throughout the county, the three districts still have their own identities in many ways. Historically speaking, connections have been stronger between Nordmøre and Sør-Trøndelag to

672-471: Was established in 1671 - but after just four years (in 1675) it was divided into two amts (counties): Romsdal (which included Nordmøre) and Sunnmøre (which included Nordfjord ). In 1680 (only 5 years later), Sunnmøre (including Nordfjord) was merged into Bergenhus amt . Then in 1689 (another 9 years later), the three regions of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, and Nordmøre were again merged into one amt/county: Romsdalen. Then in 1701 (another 11 years later) Romsdalen amt

700-469: Was granted on 15 March 1978. It shows three gold-colored Viking ships on a blue background. Shipping and shipbuilding were historically very important to the region, so boats were chosen as the symbol of the arms. The masts on the Viking ships form crosses, which symbolize the strong Christian and religious beliefs as well as the strong religious organisations in the county. There are three boats to represent

728-451: Was split and divided between Trondhjems amt (which got Romsdal and Nordmøre) and Bergenhus amt (which got Sunnmøre). In 1704 (a mere 4 years later), the three regions of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, and Nordmøre were again merged into one county. The borders of the county have not been changed much since 1704. The annex parish of Vinje within the larger Hemne parish was transferred from Romsdalens amt to Søndre Trondhjems amt in 1838 (according to

756-512: Was the winner of the most attractive town in Norway. The Sjøborg theatre, on Ulsteinvik's waterfront, has both film and live theatre venues. It shows a mixture of "global" and Norwegian feature films (3-5 different films at a time over 10-12 showings per week). In addition, it welcomes a mixture of local and touring live acts, including big band, operatic revues, English- and Norwegian-language dramatic productions and stand-up comedy. Ulsteinvik

784-522: Was transferred to Trøndelag county on 1 January 2019. In the early Viking Age , before Harald Fairhair , Nordmøre was a petty kingdom whose ruler was known as the Møre jarl (literally: "Møre-Earl"). Then, Nordmøre also included the municipalities north and west of Orkdal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag . 62°55′08″N 7°55′33″E  /  62.9188°N 7.9259°E  / 62.9188; 7.9259 This Møre og Romsdal location article

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