Nesset is a former municipality 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,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of

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 ...

in the traditional district of

Romsdal Romsdal is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal traditional comprises the areas that are part of Aukra Municipality, Molde Municipal ...

. The

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was the village of

Eidsvåg Eidsvåg may refer to: People * Bjørn Eidsvåg, a Norwegian singer, songwriter and priest Places * Eidsvåg, Nesset, a village in Molde municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Eidsvåg, Bergen, a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen in V ...

. Other population centers included

Raudsand Raudsand or Rausand is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Tingvollfjorden about northeast of the village of Eidsvåg and south of the village of Angvika in Gjemn ...

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 pe ...

, Myklebostad,

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 vi ...

, and

Eikesdalen Eikesdalen is a river valley and a small village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The river Aura flows through the valley. The village is located at the south end of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet at the mouth of the river Aur ...

Mardalsfossen Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lake ...

, 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 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 ...

. 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

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was and its population had decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Nesset was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). On 1 January 1890, Nesset Municipality was divided. All of Nesset Municipality that was located south of the Langfjorden (population: 2,155) was separated to form the new

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 administ ...

and the rest of Nesset Municipality (population: 1,706) remained as Nesset Municipality. On 1 January 1877, the Sotnakken farm on the

Romsdal peninsula Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal traditional comprises the areas that are part of Aukra Municipality, Molde Municipality, Rauma Municipal ...

(population: 19) was transferred from Nesset Municipality to the neighboring

Bolsøy Municipality Bolsøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre ...

. Also on that date, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranda areas (population: 212) of

Tingvoll Municipality Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, Grimstad, and Torjulvågen. The munici ...

, along the west coast of the Tingvollfjorden, were transferred to Nesset Municipality. On 1 January 1890, the Bersås, Nævergjeld, Rausandhaugen, and

Rausand Raudsand or Rausand is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Tingvollfjorden about northeast of the village of Eidsvåg and south of the village of Angvika in Gjemn ...

areas (population: 101) was transferred from Tingvoll Municipality (along the Tingvollfjorden) to Nesset Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1964,

(population: 1,289) was merged back into Nesset Municipality (population: 2,360). On 1 January 2020, Nesset Municipality merged with the neighboring

and

Midsund Municipality Midsund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1965 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre ...

to form a much larger

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the old ''Nesset'' farm and vicarage (, spelled ''"Nødesetter"'' in 1520) since this is where the old

Nesset Church Nesset 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 Eidsvåg. It is the church for the Nesset parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-dean ...

was located. The first element is which means "

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". This is because the old farm is lying on a prominent headland between the Langfjorden and the Tingvollfjorden. The last element is or which means "

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" or "mountain farm". Prior to 1889, the name was written ''Næsset''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 10 March 1986 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official

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is ''"

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, a

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offset

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, base to

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"'' (). This means the arms have a blue

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(background) and the

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is a

that is offset. The pale has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The offset pale symbolizes the two stage drop on one of

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's highest

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s, the

, which is located in the municipality. The arms were designed by Olav Sandø, from Eidsvåg. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway (, , , ) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. Christianity became the state religion of Norway around 1020, and was established a ...

had four parishes () within Nesset Municipality. It was part of the

Indre Romsdal prosti Indre (); is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Centre ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Møre The Diocese of Møre () is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Its bishop is seated at the Molde Cathedral which is located in the county administrative center of Molde. , the Bisho ...

Government

While it existed, Nesset Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. Old age is not a definite biological sta ...

services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

Romsdal District Court Romsdal District Court () was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Molde. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the central part of the county which included the municipalities ...

and the

Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. These areas constitute the ...

Municipal council

The

() of Nesset was made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Nesset was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: *1838–1845: Fredrik Christian Møllerop Lied *1846–1850: Ebbe Carsten Schnitler *1851–1853: Jon Helle *1854–1855: Ivar A Nerland *1856–1860: Jon Helle *1861–1876: John Elgenes *1877–1885: Ola Jordfall *1886–1889: Andreas Sølsnes *1890–1892: Ole Andersen Strømme ( V) *1892–1896: Ola Jordfall ( H) *1896–1908: Knut Eidsør ( H) *1908–1917: Ola H. Tjelle ( V) *1917–1926: Nils Stadheim ( Bp) *1926–1928: August Nerland ( Bp) *1928–1942: Knut Toven ( Bp) *1942–1945: Knut Meisingset ( NS) *1945–1951: Knut Toven ( KrF) *1950–1951: Trygve Langset ( Ap) *1952–1952: Adolf Sætermyr ( KrF) *1952–1955: Trygve Langset ( Ap) *1956–1959: Audun Toven ( KrF) *1960–1963: Aslak O. Gussiås ( KrF) *1964–1967: Pedro Myklebostad ( V) *1968–1969: Olav Rausandhaug ( Ap) *1970–1971: Torstein Alstad ( V) *1971–1975: Lorentz Tjelle ( Sp) *1975–1987: Tormod Husby ( Sp) *1987–1991: Agnes Varmedal Rønning ( V) *1991–2003: Ola Tjelle ( Sp) *2003–2007: Kaspar Mittet ( Sp) *2007–2019: Rolf Jonas Hurlen ( H)

Geography

The municipality was made up mostly of the

valley which surrounds the lake

. The lake is fed from the lake

Aursjøen Aursjøen is a lake in Norway on the border between Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county and Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and is about around. The lake was dammed up in 19 ...

on the border of

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

county. The water then flows through the

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into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. That water then flows into the river

Eira Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. History The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira H ...

and then on to the

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 v ...

, a branch of the Langfjorden which itself is a branch off the great

Romsdal Fjord or is the ninth-longest fjord in Norway. The long fjord is located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Molde, Haram, Vestnes, and Rauma. The deepest point in the fjord is just southwest ...

. The mountains

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 E ...

Fløtatinden Fløtatinden is a mountain in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The summit is a popular ski destination, accessed from the east. The mountain is located on the eastern shore of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, and it has a view to ...

, and

Gjuratinden Gjuratinden is a mountain on the border of Molde Municipality and Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about east of the village of Isfjorden and about east of the town of Åndalsnes. The lake Eikesdalsvatnet li ...

surround the main valley. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Høgbøra, near the southern border with

Rauma Municipality Rauma is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other s ...

Birdlife

From the shores of the fjord, to the towering mountains at above sea level, the rural community of Nesset offers the visiting birder a range of habitats, and several interesting areas. One area worth checking is Eidsvågleirene. Though the selection of species will not be high, several of the commoner species can be found. The

grey heron The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more norther ...

and

mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...

are characteristic species in the area.

References

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