Hopen, Møre og Romsdal
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Hopen is a village and a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Smøla
. The village of Hopen is the administrative center of the municipality of Smøla, and it lies east of Dyrnes
and Råket
and south of the island village of Veiholmen
.
was split into three to form the new municipalities of Edøy, Hopen, and Brattvær
. Initially, Hopen had a population of 1,050. On 1 January 1960, the 1915 partition was reversed, reuniting the municipalities of Brattvær, Edøy, and Hopen under the new name of Smøla
. Before the merger, Hopen had a population of 1,550.
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, 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 located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Smøla
Smøla
Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen.-General information:...
. The village of Hopen is the administrative center of the municipality of Smøla, and it lies east of Dyrnes
Dyrnes
Dyrnes is a village in the municipality of Smøla in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the island, just east of Råket, and southwest of Veiholmen. The Smøla Wind Farm is located southeast of the village....
and Råket
Råket
Råket is a village in the municipality of Smøla in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the island, just west of Dyrnes....
and south of the island village of Veiholmen
Veiholmen
Veiholmen is a fishing village located on a group of tiny islands in the northern part of the municipality of Smøla in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway...
.
History
The municipality of Hopen was established on 1 January 1915 when the large municipality of EdøyEdøy
Edøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Smøla.-History:...
was split into three to form the new municipalities of Edøy, Hopen, and Brattvær
Brattvær
Brattvær is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was located on the western part of the island of Smøla in the present-day municipality of Smøla. It included the area near Råket and Dyrnes...
. Initially, Hopen had a population of 1,050. On 1 January 1960, the 1915 partition was reversed, reuniting the municipalities of Brattvær, Edøy, and Hopen under the new name of Smøla
Smøla
Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen.-General information:...
. Before the merger, Hopen had a population of 1,550.