Sunndal
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| District | Nordmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1563 | |
| 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 % |
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| Population - Total (2006) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 137 7,323 0.16 % -1.3 % 4.3/km² |
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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.
[edit] External links
- Sunndalsnett
- Culture in Sunndal on the map (Norwegian language) from Kulturnett.no
- Sunndal kommune (Municipality of Sunndal)
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| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal | |
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Aukra | Aure | Averøy | Eide | Frei | Fræna | Giske | Gjemnes | Halsa | Haram | Hareid | Herøy | Kristiansund | Midsund | Molde | Nesset | Norddal | Rauma | Rindal | Sande | Sandøy | Skodje | Smøla | Stordal | Stranda | Sula | Sunndal | Surnadal | Sykkylven | Tingvoll | Ulstein | Vanylven | Vestnes | Volda | Ørskog | Ørsta | Ålesund |
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