Elnesvågen is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Hustadvika Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is t ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the
Frænafjorden about north of the town of
Molde
Molde () is a town and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...
, east of the village of
Tornes, and northwest of the villages of
Malme and
Sylte. The village has a population (2018) of 2,572 and a
population density
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of .
The area is predominantly an
agricultural
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area; however, there are also several factories including
Moxy Engineering
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(which produces trucks), the Hustadmarmor
marble
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factory (which produces
calcium
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products for European paper producers), and the
Tine cheese factory (which is the largest producer of
Jarlsberg cheese
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with exports to the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, and Australia).
was built in 1880 in the eastern part of Elnesvågen. A combined
association football
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-
athletics
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Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
stadium was completed in 1997. The best views of Elnesvågen are from the mountains
Heiane/
Lågheiane and
Gjendemsfjellet. Heiane is most easily accessible from Hauglia, the major residential area in Elnesvågen.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Hustadvika (municipality)
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