Ulstein
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| District | Sunnmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1516 | |
| Administrative centre | Ulsteinvik | |
| Mayor (2003) | Hannelore Måseide (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 389 97 km² 95 km² 0.03 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 146 6,761 0.15 % 12.9 % 71/km² |
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| www.ulstein.kommune.no |
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Ulstein is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
The community centre of Ulstein is Ulsteinvik, which has approximately 5,800 inhabitants.
[edit] Industry
[edit] Maritime Cluster
The Headquarters of The Ulstein Group, Rolls-Royce Marine and Kleven Verft are located in Ulstein. The maritime industry is renowned for its creativity in the ship industry, which currently employs more than 1,000 people in Ulstein kommune.
Ulstein is known as a central community in the maritime cluster on Sunnmøre, Norway; large shipyards and ship design companies are situated in Ulsteinvik. Innovation is highly visible in the little city. Currently, The Ulstein Group's new ship with an inverted bow called ULSTEIN X-Bow© lays outside the docks of Ulstein Verft.
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| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal | |
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