Sykkylven
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| District | Sunnmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1528 | |
| Administrative centre | Aure | |
| Mayor (2005) | Jan Kåre Aurdal (KrF) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 260 338 km² 328 km² 0.10 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 132 7,444 0.16 % 6.3 % 23/km² |
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| www.sykkylven.kommune.no |
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Sykkylven is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). The figure represents the landscape of Sykkylvsfjorden.
[edit] Geography
Sykkylven is a part of the Sunnmøre region and is surrounded by the beautiful alpine mountain range Sunnmørsalpene. Most of the people in Sykkylven live by the fjord Sykkylvsfjorden, which again is connected to the fjord Storfjorden.
[edit] Economy
Sykkylven is well known for its furniture industry with companies such as Ekornes, Hjellegjerde, Brunstad, Hjelle and Cylindra.
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| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal | |
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