Straumsnes, Møre og Romsdal

Straumsnes herad
—  Former Municipality  —
Straumsnes
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates:
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
Municipality ID NO-1559
Area[1]
 • Total 124 km2 (47.9 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Tingvoll in 1866
Merged into Tingvoll in 1964

Straumsnes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Tingvoll.[1]

History

The municipality of Straumsnes was established on 1 January 1866 when the municipality of Tingvoll was divided. The initial population of Straumsnes was 1,222. On 1 January 1868, an uninhabited district of Halsa was transferred to Straumsnes. On 1 January 1964, Straumsnes (population: 1,160) and the part of Frei on the island of Aspøya was merged together with Tingvoll.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Straumsnes. – kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Straumsnes./kommune. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.