Vestnes
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 Vestnes within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°35′04″N 07°01′06″E / 62.58444°N 7.01833°ECoordinates: 62°35′04″N 07°01′06″E / 62.58444°N 7.01833°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Vestnes | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Geir Inge Lien (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 352.15 km2 (135.97 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 347.62 km2 (134.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 256 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 6,626 | ||
| • Rank | 156 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | +2.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vestnesing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1535 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Vestnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Vestnes is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestnes. Other villages in the municipality include Vikebukt, Vik, Øverås, Fiksdal, Tomrefjord, and Tresfjord.
The area is known for nature and outdoor pursuits, and has a long history in ship building and maritime crafts. The village of Vestnes (Helland) dates back to early medieval times, and has 24-hour ferry and water taxi service with the town of Molde to the northeast. The ferry takes about 35-minutes each way.
The municipality of Vestnes was established in the fall of 1838 when the western district of the large Veøy Municipality was separated to form its own municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1899, the southern district of Tresfjord (population: 1,408) was separated from Vestnes to form its own municipality, but it was merged back into Vestnes on 1 January 1964.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vestnes farm (Old Norse: Vestnes), since the first Vestnes Church was built there. The first element is vestr which means "west" and the last element is nes which means "headland". Before 1889, the name was written Vestnæs.
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