Aure, Norway

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Aure kommune
Image:NO 1569 Aure.svg
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality NO-1569
Administrative centre Aure
Mayor (2006) Hans G. Lauritzen (A)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked
652 km²
625 km²
0.20 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked
3,676
0.08 %
%
/km²
Coordinates 63°16′N 8°36′E
www.aure.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 63°16′N 8°36′E

Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a clipfish. The coat-of-arms originally belonged to the municipality of Tustna, which was merged into Aure in 2006. (The production of clipfish in Norway started in Tustna around 1690.)

[edit] What to see

Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.

[edit] Famous residents

The sculptor Kristofer Leirdal originally comes from Aure.

[edit] Industry

Industries include a refinery and methanol plant. A liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline from the offshore gas field terminates here.


Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal coat of arms

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