Fræna Municipality
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 Fræna within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°54′28″N 7°6′30″E / 62.90778°N 7.10833°ECoordinates: 62°54′28″N 7°6′30″E / 62.90778°N 7.10833°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Elnesvågen | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Nils Johan Gjendem (FrP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 369.61 km2 (142.71 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 361.80 km2 (139.69 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 251 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 9,614 | ||
| • Rank | 116 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | +7.6 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Frening | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1548 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Fræna is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdal. The municipality is located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsundet strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika area. It also includes the now-abandoned Bjørnsund islands.
The main village and administrative centre in Fræna is Elnesvågen with over 2,300 inhabitants. Moxy Engineering, Hustad Marmor, and Tine Meierier are all factories located in Elnesvågen. Other villages in Fræna include Hustad, Bud, Tornes, Sylte, Malme, and Aureosen. The area is nice for hiking, including the mountains are Heiane/Lågheiane and Jendemsfjellet.
The municipality of Fræna was established in 1840 when it was separated from the municipality of Akerø. The original municipality was named Vaagø and it surrounded the Frænfjorden. Later the name was changed to Fræna.
On 1 January 1964, Bud Municipality and Hustad Municipality were merged with Fræna to form a new, larger municipality of Fræna.
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