Fræna
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| Fræna kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1548 | ||
| Administrative centre | Elnesvågen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Kjell Lode (KrF) | ||
| Area (Nr. 251 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 369 km² (142.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 361 km² (139.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 9,004 | ||
| - Density | 25/km² (64.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 116 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Fræning[1] | ||
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| Website: www.frana.kommune.no | |||
Fræna is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
The municipality was separated from Aukra 1840. The municipalities of Bud and Hustad was merged with Fræna January 1, 1964.
The main village and administrative centre in Fræna is Elnesvågen with 2,133 inhabitants as of January 1, 2007. The Moxy factory is located in Elnesvågen.
Other villages are Bud (712 inh.), Malme/Malmefjorden (404), Tornes (388) and Sylte (225). The area is nice for hiking, and nice targets are Heiane and Gjendemsfjellet.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after Frænfjorden (Old Norse Fræni). The meaning of the name is unknown (it might be derived from frænn 'bright, shiny').
Until 1918 the name was written Frænen. (And before 1865 the parish and municipality was named Vaagø.)
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