Averøy
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Averøy
| Averøy kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°59′50″N 7°33′19″E / 62.99722°N 7.55528°ECoordinates: 62°59′50″N 7°33′19″E / 62.99722°N 7.55528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Bruhagen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Jarle Haga (V) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 176.00 km2 (67.95 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 173.10 km2 (66.83 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 349 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 5,477 | ||
| • Rank | 179 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 31.6/km2 (82/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 1.3 % | ||
| Demonym | Averøying[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1554 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.averoy.kommune.no | ||
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Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Sveggen, Bremsnes, Vebenstad, Kvernes, Kornstad, Kårvåg, and Langøy.
The municipality lies on the island of Averøya and many small islands surrounding it. The Kornstadfjord, Kvernesfjord, and Bremsnesfjord surround the island.
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General information
The municipality of Averøy was established on 1 January 1964 when the former municipalities of Kvernes and most of Kornstad and Bremsnes were merged. On 1 January 1983, the island of Eldhusøya was transferred from Eide to Averøy.[2]
Name
The municipality is named after the island Averøya (or Averøy) (Old Norse: Afrøy). The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe afr which means "great" or "big").
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 April 1986. The arms show three Stone Age arrowheads made of slate, which have been found in the municipality. The arrows thus symbolize the long inhabitation of the area.[3]
Churches
The Church of Norway has three parishes within the municipality of Averøy. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Ytre Nordmøre.
| Parish (Sokn) |
Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Kvernes | Kvernes kirke | 1893 | Kvernes |
| Kvernes stavkirke | 1300s | Kvernes | |
| Kornstad | Kornstad kirke | 1871 | Kornstad |
| Bremsnes | Bremsnes kirke | 1771 | Bremsnes |
| Langøy kapell | Langøy |
History
Averøy is an island full of historic landmarks, like the Bremsnes cave with Mesolithic findings from the Fosna culture. Langøysund, now a remote fishing community, was once a bustling port along the main coastal route, and the site of the Compromise of 1040 between King Magnus I and the farmers along the coast. Also, the Medieval Kvernes stave church (built around 1300-1350).
Transportation
The tourist attraction Atlanterhavsveien (Atlantic Road) connects the island and municipality of Averøy to the municipality Eide, which is on the mainland to the west. The Storseisundet Bridge crosses the municipal boundary. In 2005, it was awarded the "Building of the Century" prize by the Norwegian Construction Industry. On the other side of the island near Sveggen, Averøy is connected to Kristiansund via an undersea tunnel. This tunnel, known as Atlanterhavstunnelen (Atlantic Tunnel), was completed in December 2009, replacing the ferry from Bremsnes on Averøy to Kristiansund.
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/a/averoy.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
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