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Eresfjord
Eresfjord is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the river Eira (river), Eira between the Eresfjorden and the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. The mountain Skjorta lies just to the east of the village. The village of Myklebostad, Møre og Romsdal, Myklebostad (Vistdal) lies about to the northwest through the Vistdal valley and the village of Boggestranda lies about to the north. The village has a population of 363 (in 2015). Agriculture, salmon fishing, and tourism are the main form of income in the area. Eresfjord also has its own hatchery (built in 1956) that provides salmon and sea trout to the Eira River and Eikesdalsvatnet. The plant puts out 50,000 salmon and 2,500 sea trout annually. The village has a harbor for 33 small boats and offers a clubhouse, a dance floor, and a guest harbor which received a visit from King Harald V in 2003. National Geographic Adventure acknowledged Eresfjord as having the world's most beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eresfjord Og Vistdal Municipality
Eresfjord og Vistdal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eresfjord. The municipality included the two parishes of Vistdal and Eresfjord and there were two churches in the municipality: Sira Church in Eresfjord and Vistdal Church in Myklebostad. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 123rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality was the 568th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,302. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Eresfjord og Vistdal'' was established on 1 January 1890 when it was split off from Nesset Municipality. Eresfjord og Vistd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sira Church (Nesset)
Sira Church () or Eresfjord Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eresfjord. It is the church for the Eresfjord parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in a neo-Gothic style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian H. Grosch. The church seats 307 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1426, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Eresfjord was a wooden stave church that was likely constructed in the 14th century. In 1647–1648, the church at Sira was renovated and expanded from a single-nave stave church into a building with a cruciform floor plan by adding two timber-framed transepts to the north and south. In 1651 the church got a new altarpiece, and in 1655 it got a new horizontal sidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eresfjorden
Eresfjorden is a fjord in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a long branch off of the main Langfjorden, which is itself a branch off the great Romsdal Fjord. The fjord begins at the mouth of the Eira River near the village of Eresfjord, and then it flows north to meet the Langfjorden near the villages of Eidsvåg and Boggestranda. Landslide Just before 8:00 p.m. on 22 February 1756, a landslide with a volume of — the largest known landslide in Norway in historic times — traveled at high speed from a height of on the side of the mountain Tjellafjellet into the Langfjorden about west of Tjelle and between Tjelle and Gramsgrø. The slide generated three megatsunamis A megatsunami is an incredibly large wave created by a substantial and sudden displacement of material into a body of water. Megatsunamis have different features from ordinary tsunamis. Ordinary tsunamis are caused by underwater plate tectonics, ... in the Langfjorden and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesset Municipality
Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Møre og Romsdal, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen. Mardalsfossen, one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, a popular tourist attraction during the tourist season, is located in Nesset, along the shores of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 100th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nesset Municipality was the 266th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,956. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld, parish of Nesset was establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eira (river)
Eira is a river in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Eikesdalsvatnet past the village of Eresfjord and into the Eresfjorden. The mountain Skjorta lies east of the river. Historically, the river was a bountiful salmon fishing area, but since it has become a regulated river for nearby hydro-electric power stations, the fish have not been as plentiful. See also *List of rivers in Norway The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length: # Glomma, # Tana, # Pasvikelva and Ivalo, (109 km in Norway) # Numedalslågen, # Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma, # Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva, # Hallingda ... References Molde Rivers of Møre og Romsdal Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eira River
Eira is a river in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Eikesdalsvatnet past the village of Eresfjord and into the Eresfjorden. The mountain Skjorta lies east of the river. Historically, the river was a bountiful salmon Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native ... fishing area, but since it has become a regulated river for nearby hydro-electric power stations, the fish have not been as plentiful. See also * List of rivers in Norway References Molde Rivers of Møre og Romsdal Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of Molde, while Ålesund (town), Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the County governor (Norway), county governor. Name The name ''Møre og Romsdal'' was created in 1936. The first element refers to the districts of Nordmøre and Sunnmøre, and the last element refers to Romsdal. Until 1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt (subnational entity), amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called ''Romsdalen amt (subnational entity), amt'', after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality. The Old Norse form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skjorta
Skjorta is a mountain in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located southeast of the Eresfjorden, north of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet and the mountain Fløtatinden, east of the Eira River and the village of Eresfjord, and west of the border with Sunndal Municipality. From the summit, there is a view of the Mardalsfossen waterfall, about to the south. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References External linksSkjorta (1711 moh) - via Kvidalen Molde Mountains of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myklebostad, Møre Og Romsdal
Vistdal or Myklebostad is a village in the Vistdalen valley in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village center is called Myklebostad while the greater village area is known as Vistdal. The village has a grocery shop with gasoline pumps, cafe on Saturdays, campsite, school, kindergarten, and Vistdal Church. Vistdal also has a sports field equipped with an association football field, a beach volleyball court, and a disc golf field. The village is located along the south side of the Langfjorden, just west of the mouth of the Eresfjorden, about southwest of the village of Eidsvåg. The village of Eresfjord lies about to the southeast through the Vistdal valley. History The village was historically part of the old prestegjeld of Nesset. In 1838 it became part of Nesset Municipality. From 1890 until 1964, it was part of the old Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality. In 1964 it became part of Nesset Municipality once again. Since 2020, it has been part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boggestranda
Boggestranda is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the east shore of the Eresfjorden, about south of the village of Eidsvåg and north of the village of Eresfjord. There are four sites of petroglyphic prehistoric art in the style of rock carvings A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ... dating back to around 6000 BC in the area of Boggestranda. References External linksBoggestranda i kortversjon Molde Villages in Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molde
Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. Molde has a Oceanic climate, maritime, temperate climate, with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters. It is nicknamed ''The Town of Roses''. The settlement emerged as a shipping port for lumber to the Netherlands in the late 1500s. Formal trading rights were granted at some point before 1604, and the town was incorporated through a royal charter in 1742. Bolsøy Municipality, which later merged with Molde town, was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The town continued to grow throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, becoming a centre for the Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative centre for the region, and was a major to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county. The village of Eikesdalen is located at the southern end of the lake. The average depth of the lake is , which is below sea level, which means most of the lake's volume is located below sea level. Its main inflows are the river Aura, flowing northwest from the lake Aursjøen, and the river Mardøla with the famous waterfall Mardalsfossen. The lake flows out through the River Eira which flows into the Eresfjorden. The lake is surrounded by tall mountains like Juratinden and Fløtatinden. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
