Midøya (sometimes nicknamed ''Mia'') is an island in

Molde Municipality Molde Municipality () is a 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 ...

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county,

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. The island sits at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjorden between the islands of Dryna and

Otrøya Otrøya is the largest island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island sits at the entrance to Romsdalsfjord, west of the island of Midøya and east of the mainland Romsdal peninsula. The highest point on the isla ...

. The Midsund Bridge connects this island to the village of Midsund on the neighboring island of Otrøya.

History

Prior to 1902, the island was divided between Skodje Municipality (southwestern half) and

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(northeastern half). In 1902, the part of the island belonging to Skodje Municipality was transferred to the new Vatne Municipality. In 1924, the part belonging to Aukra Municipality became part of the new Sør-Aukra Municipality. In 1965, the whole island became part of the new

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. In 2020, the island became part of

Name

The

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form of the name was . The name is identical with the word which means "in the middle". The island lies between the two other islands of Dryna and

- but it could also refer to the fact that the island was an important border mark between the district of

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(and the

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assembly) and the district of

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(and the

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assembly). It was mentioned as the dividing place in the historic

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, and it continued to be the dividing line until 1965 when the dividing line was moved upon the creation of Midsund Municipality.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Midoya Molde Islands of Møre og Romsdal

History

Name

See also

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