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20-582: Kleven Group is the parent company for Kleven shipyard and Myklebust shipyard, and is one of the largest companies in Ulsteinvik besides Rolls-Royce Marine and Ulstein Group . Kleven Group had about 450 employees in 2011. The Kleven Group operates businesses within the construction, repair and remodeling of vessels in Ulsteinvik, at Gursken and at rented facilities on Rovde . The financial turnover

40-567: 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 the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo . In addition, Ulsteinvik is the home of smaller clubs in each of basketball and rugby union (Sunnmøre Rugby). It

60-435: 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 is the home of IL Hødd , a multi-sport club that includes a Norwegian First Division (as of 2011) football team. The team has

80-519: Is also served by Ålesund Airport, Vigra , 60 kilometres (37 mi) away, which has a broader selection of national and international flights. Hareid Hareid is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county , Norway . It is part of the Sunnmøre region . The administrative centre is the village of Hareid . The other main population centers are Brandal and Hjørungavåg . The municipality

100-524: 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 is the headquarters of the local subscription-based newspaper Vikebladet Vestposten (commonly known by only

120-720: 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 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

140-410: Is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

160-540: Is situated off the mainland coast of Sunnmøre, on an island named Hareidlandet , which it shared with Ulstein Municipality , the commercial capital of the area. Hareid is regarded as the cultural capital with its annual Hareidsstemne and many choirs. It is also an important traffic hub in Sunnmøre and is connected by ferry to the neighboring island of Sula which in turn is connected to the city of Ålesund and

180-460: Is uncertain, but it is speculated that it might be connected to the Norse god, Höðr . The last element is eið which means " isthmus ". The coat of arms was granted on 11 January 1985. The official blazon is " Azure , three arrowheads argent points to chief " ( Norwegian : På blå grunn tre opprette sølv piloddar, to over ein ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and

200-651: Is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Hareid is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Hareid: Primary industries such as fisheries and agriculture have traditionally been important ways of life in Hareid, and continue to be so for some of

220-524: The charge is three arrowhead symbols that are pointing upwards. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arrowheads were chosen as a symbol for the Battle of Hjörungavágr in 986, in which Earl Håkon defeated the Danish Vikings . This battle played an important role in the struggle by Håkon to unite

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240-502: 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 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

260-468: 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 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

280-403: The island of Sula (population: 68) was transferred from Hareid Municipality to Borgund Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Hareid farm ( Old Norse : Haðareið ), since the first Hareid Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island Hǫð (now Hareidlandet ). The meaning of the old island name

300-555: The island of Valderøya . The municipality is connected to the mainland via the Eiksund Bridge and Eiksund Tunnel through Ulstein. The 82-square-kilometre (32 sq mi) municipality is the 336th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hareid is the 181st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,159. The municipality's population density is 67.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (174/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over

320-579: 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 is served by one bus company, Vy Buss , with the express route directly to Oslo operated under its Vy express brand. Ulsteinvik is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden , which has several-daily flights to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen . It

340-411: The population. In recent years Hareid has developed into a modern industrial municipality with a variety of industries, including furniture , fish farming , offshore and subsea ship systems, and other manufacturers of ship equipment. Many Hareid companies specialize in manufacturing maritime equipment and components, and are part of the maritime cluster of Sunnmøre . Such clusters are considered by

360-411: The previous 10-year period. The municipality of Hareid was established on 1 January 1917 when it was separated from Ulstein Municipality to form a municipality of its own. Originally, the municipality included the eastern part of Hareidlandet island and the southwestern part of the nearby island of Sula . The initial population of the municipality was 2,310. On 1 July 1958, the southwestern part of

380-531: The whole of Norway. Since the battle took place in the municipality, the arrowheads were considered an appropriate symbol. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Hareid. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Møre . Hareid Municipality

400-526: Was about 2500 MNOK (430 Mill USD) in 2011. The yard was acquired by Green Yard in 2020. In 2012 Kleven was one of the main sponsors of Hødd . Ulsteinvik The town of Ulsteinvik 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

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