Fræna
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Fræna is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is part of the region
Districts of Norway
The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...

 of Romsdal
Romsdal
Romsdal is the name of a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named for the valley of Romsdalen, which covers part of Rauma.The...

. The municipality is located on the Romsdal peninsula
Romsdal Peninsula
Romsdalshalvøya, sometimes translated as the Romsdal Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway...

 surrounding the Frænfjorden
Frænfjorden
The Frænfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The approximately long fjord flows from Malmefjorden to the Julsund strait near the island of Gossa. The villages of Malme, Sylte, Elnesvågen, Aureosen, and Tornes are all located along the shores of the...

, the eastern shore of the Julsund
Julsund
Julsundet is a long strait between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Romsdalsfjord, about 15 minutes west of Molde, Norway. It runs through the municipalities of Fræna, Aukra, Molde, and Midsund, flowing north-south from Bud to Julneset . It is between the Romsdal peninsula and the islands of...

 strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika
Hustadvika
Hustadvika is a long section of coastline outside the municipality of Fræna in Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the shipping route between Molde and Kristiansund. The area is shallow and is full of little islands and reefs...

 area. It also includes the now-abandoned Bjørnsund
Bjørnsund
Bjørnsund is an island group located west of the village of Bud in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Located north of the island of Gossa in the Hustadvika coastal area, the main islands are connected via bridges and viaducts...

 islands.

The main village and administrative centre in Fræna is Elnesvågen
Elnesvågen
Elnesvågen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Frænafjorden about north of the city of Molde, east of Tornes, and northwest of Malmefjorden and Sylte...

 with about 2,200 inhabitants. Moxy
Moxy Engineering
Moxy Engineering is a Norwegian manufacturer of articulated haulers for off-road use in the earth moving and construction industries. Moxy was founded by the industrialist Birger Hatlebakk, who had previously founded the Glamox factory in Molde.- History :Moxy built the first prototype dump truck...

, Hustad Marmor, and Tine
Tine (company)
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 Meirer are all factories located in Elnesvågen. Other villages in Fræna include Hustad
Hustad
Hustad is a village and former municipality on the Romsdal peninsula in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna...

, Bud
Bud, Norway
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the...

, Tornes
Tornes
Tornes is a village in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Julsund strait at the mouth of the Frænfjorden. It is about west of the municipal center of Elnesvågen and about south of the village of Bud. The village has a population of...

, Sylte
Sylte, Fræna
Sylte is a village along the Frænfjorden in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sylteelva about north of the village of Malme and about southeast of the municipal center of Elnesvågen. The village has a population of 314....

, Malme
Malme
Malme or Malmefjorden is a village at the end of the Malmefjorden in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located southeast of the municipal center of Elnesvågen and about south of Sylte. The village has a population of 411....

, and Aureosen. The area is nice for hiking, including the mountains are Heiane
Heiane
Heiane is a beautiful mountain making up the Elnesvågen skyline. When speaking about Heiane, locals often differ between Lågheiane and Høgheiane, which are the intermediate top and the Heiane summit, respectively....

/Lågheiane
Lågheiane
Lågheiane is a mountain with a nice view of Elnesvågen and the inner part of Fræna. The note book on Lågheiane is the main attraction for most hikers....

 and Jendemsfjellet
Jendemsfjellet
Jendemsfjellet is a mountain in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The cone-shaped mountain is located just northeast of the villages of Jendem and Hollingen, southeast of Vågøy, and southwest of Aureosen. The mountain sits just east of the Julsund strait and south of...

.

General information

The municipality of Fræna was established in 1840 when it was separated from the municipality of Akerø
Aukra
Aukra is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdalen. The administrative centre is the village of Aukra....

. The original municipality surrounded the Frænfjorden
Frænfjorden
The Frænfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The approximately long fjord flows from Malmefjorden to the Julsund strait near the island of Gossa. The villages of Malme, Sylte, Elnesvågen, Aureosen, and Tornes are all located along the shores of the...

. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Bud
Bud, Norway
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the...

 and Hustad
Hustad
Hustad is a village and former municipality on the Romsdal peninsula in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna...

 were merged together with Fræna to form a new, larger municipality of Fræna.

Name

The municipality is named after the Frænfjorden
Frænfjorden
The Frænfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The approximately long fjord flows from Malmefjorden to the Julsund strait near the island of Gossa. The villages of Malme, Sylte, Elnesvågen, Aureosen, and Tornes are all located along the shores of the...

 (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

: Fræni). The meaning of the name is unknown, but it might be derived from frænn which means "bright" or "shiny". Before 1865, the parish and municipality were named Vaagø. From 1865-1918, the name was written Frænen, and since 1918 it has had its current spelling, Fræna.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 is from modern times. They were granted on 15 May 1995. The arms show three blue waves
Ocean surface wave
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 on a gold background.

Churches

The Church of Norway
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...

 has four parishes within the municipality of Fræna. It is part of the Diocese of Møre
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 and cathedral are located in the county administrative center of Molde...

 and the Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...

 (Prosti) of Molde domprosti.
style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Fræna
Parish
(Sokn)
Church NameYear BuiltLocation
of the Church
Bud Bud kyrkje 1717 Bud
Bud, Norway
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the...

Hustad Hustad kyrkje 1874 Hustad
Hustad
Hustad is a village and former municipality on the Romsdal peninsula in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna...

Myrbostad Myrbostad kyrkje 1880 Elnesvågen
Elnesvågen
Elnesvågen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Frænafjorden about north of the city of Molde, east of Tornes, and northwest of Malmefjorden and Sylte...

Vågøy Vågøy kyrkje 1904 Vågøya

External links

  • http://www.frena.net - Homepage edited by a local enthusiast
  • Romsdals Budstikke newspaper
    Newspaper
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  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
    Statistics Norway
    Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...

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