Vanylven

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Vanylven kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Vanylven kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Vanylven kommune
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Vanylven within Møre og Romsdal
Vanylven within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°3′38″N 5°41′51″E / 62.06056, 5.6975
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality ID NO-1511
Administrative centre Fiskåbygd
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Jan Helgøy (KrF)
Area (Nr. 242 in Norway)
 - Total 385 km² (148.6 sq mi)
 - Land 365 km² (140.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 - Total 3,536
 - Density 10/km² (25.9/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -10.1 %
 - Rank in Norway 239
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Nynorsk
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.vanylven.kommune.no

Vanylven is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

The Vanylvsfjord as seen from Eidså
The Vanylvsfjord as seen from Eidså

Vanylven was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Syvde was separated from Vanylven July 1, 1918, but again merged with Vanylven January 1, 1964. Rovde was also merged with Vanylven in 1964.

Vanylven borders on Sande and Herøy in the north (across the Rovdefjord). Volda lies to the east, and Eid, Vågsøy and Selje towards the south.

[edit] The name

The municipality is named after Vanylvsfjorden (Old Norse Vaniflir). The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element (-iflir) is also found in the names Sunnylven and Sykkylven, and the meaning is probably 'fjord'.

Until 1889 the name was written Vanelven, in the period 1889-1917 Vannelven, from 1918 on Vanylven.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It is meant to show how Vanylvsfjorden meets the sea.

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