Stranda
| Stranda kommune | |||
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 Stranda within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°11′29″N 06°56′56″E / 62.19139°N 6.94889°ECoordinates: 62°11′29″N 06°56′56″E / 62.19139°N 6.94889°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Stranda | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Jan Ove Tryggestad (sp) | ||
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| • Total | 866.11 km2 (334.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 844.90 km2 (326.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 21.21 km2 (8.19 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 128 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 4,610 | ||
| • Rank | 206 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -2.0 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Strandar Strander |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1525 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda.
Stranda consists of three smaller villages and one larger central village. The smaller villages are Hellesylt, Geiranger, and Liabygda. The central village, Stranda (same name as the municipality), has about 2,600 inhabitants. There is also the small village of Helsem which is located just south of the village of Stranda. Stranda Municipality is also known for tourist attractions like the Geirangerfjorden and Sunnylvsfjorden.
Stranden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1892, the northern district of the municipality (population: 850) was separated to form a new Stordal Municipality. This left Stranda with 1,459 residents. The spelling was changed to Stranda in 1918. On 1 January 1965, Sunnylven Municipality (population: 1,221) was merged into Stranda, forming a new, larger Stranda Municipality.
The Old Norse form of the name was Strǫnd. The name is identical with the word strǫnd which means "beach" or "strand". Before 1918, the name was written Stranden.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 2 May 1986 and were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The arms show a gold and blue figure which symbolizes the fjords and mountains hovering over the beach.
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