Aure, Norway
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| Aure kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1576 | ||
| Administrative centre | Aure | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2006) | Hans G. Lauritzen (A) | ||
| Area (Nr. in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 652 km² (251.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 625 km² (241.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,676 | ||
| - Change (10 years) | % | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Aurgjelding[1] | ||
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| Website: www.aure.kommune.no | |||
Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
The municipality was established January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two other municipalities was later separated from it: Valsøyfjord (1894) and Stemshaug (1914). (But Stemshaug was again merged with Aure January 1, 1965.) The municipality of Tustna was merged with Aure January 1, 2006.
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[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Aure ´(Old Norse Aurar), since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of aurr m 'gravel'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a clipfish. The coat-of-arms is based on the coat-of-arms of the former 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.
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