Sunndal

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Sunndal kommune

Administrative centre

Sunndalsøra

Mayor (2003-2006)

Knut Reinset (Sp)

Official language form

Neutral

Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage

Ranked 40
1,712 km²
1,648 km²
0.53 %

Population
- Total (2006)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density

Ranked 137
7,323
0.16 %
-1.3 %
4.3/km²

Coordinates

62°36′N 8°38′E

www.sunndal.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 62°36′N 8°38′E

Sunndal is a municipality in the Nordmøre traditional district located in the northwest part of the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is bordered on the west by Nesset and Tingvoll, on the north by Surnadal, on the east by Oppdal, Sør-Trøndelag and on the south by Lesja, Oppland.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983). It shows a Norwegian wormwood (Artemisia norvegica). This species has its main European distribution in Sunndal and Oppdal - in the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park and in Trollheimen landscape protected area. Small populations also in Ryfylke, Scotland and Ural Mountains, with another subspecies in the mountains of Northern America. Many places in the mountains of Sunndal - well above tree-line - it may be found in abundance.

[edit] Geography

With an area of 1,712 km² it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal. The municipality center is located at Sunndalsøra. Important occupations include industry, with Hydro Aluminium Sunndal as the biggest employer, public services, retail and farming.

In the southern part of the municipality lies the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park. In the northern part the Trollheimen and Innerdalen landscape protection areas.

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