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Eide Municipality

Eide kommune
Municipality
Eide-MR-Norway.jpg
Coat of arms of Eide kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Eide kommune
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Eide within Møre og Romsdal
Eide within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°55′41″N 7°22′25″E / 62.92806°N 7.37361°E / 62.92806; 7.37361Coordinates: 62°55′41″N 7°22′25″E / 62.92806°N 7.37361°E / 62.92806; 7.37361
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Administrative centre Eide
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Ole Silseth (H)
Area
 • Total 152.16 km2 (58.75 sq mi)
 • Land 145.75 km2 (56.27 sq mi)
 • Water 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Area rank 356 in Norway
Population (2013)
 • Total 3,476
 • Rank 258 in Norway
 • Density 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 7.4 %
Demonym(s) Eidesokning
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1551
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.eide.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Eide is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. It is located on the Romsdal peninsula, along the Kornstadfjorden and the Kvernesfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eide. Other villages include Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.

The municipality is known for its traditional and modern limestone (marble) quarries and related crafts industry. The Atlanterhavsveien coastal road connects Eide Municipality to neighboring Averøy Municipality to the east. The municipal border lies at the Storseisundet Bridge on the Atlanterhavsveien road.

The municipality of Eide was established on 1 January 1897 when it was separated from Kvernes Municipality. The initial population of the municipality was 1,552. On 1 January 1964, the Vevang area (population: 562) was transferred from Kornstad Municipality to Eide Municipality. On 1 January 1983, the uninhabited island of Eldhusøya (now part of the Atlanterhavsveien) was transferred from Eide to Averøy Municipality.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eide farm (Old Norse: Eið), since the first church (Eide Church) was built there. The name is identical with the word eið which means "isthmus" or "neck of land".


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