Aure or Sykkylven is the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Sykkylven Municipality
Sykkylven is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure, Sykkylven, Aure. Othe ...
in
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 M ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the eastern shore of the
Sykkylvsfjorden. It is about north of
Straumgjerde and east of
Ikornnes (via the
Sykkylven Bridge).
The village has a population (2024) of 4,452 and a
population density
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of . It's the largest urban area in the municipality.
Sykkylven Church
Sykkylven Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aure. It is the church for the Sykkylven parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre p ...
is located in this village. The village is home to various types of industry, especially furniture building,
woodworking
Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
History
Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked b ...
, and
mechanical engineering
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.
The
Furniture Museum, part of the
Sunnmøre Museum Foundation, is located in Aure.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Sykkylven
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