Straumsnes, Møre og Romsdal
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Straumsnes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Tingvoll
.
was divided. The initial population of Straumsnes was 1,222. On 1 January 1868, an uninhabited district of Halsa
was transferred to Straumsnes. On 1 January 1964, Straumsnes (population: 1,160) and the part of Frei
on the island of Aspøya
was merged together with Tingvoll.
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 Tingvoll
Tingvoll
Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvoll. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen.-General information:...
.
History
The municipality of Straumsnes was established on 1 January 1866 when the municipality of TingvollTingvoll
Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvoll. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen.-General information:...
was divided. The initial population of Straumsnes was 1,222. On 1 January 1868, an uninhabited district of Halsa
Halsa
Halsa is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa is the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality include Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.-General information:Halsa was...
was transferred to Straumsnes. On 1 January 1964, Straumsnes (population: 1,160) and the part of Frei
Frei
Frei is a village, island, and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Kristiansund between the Kvernesfjord and Freifjord...
on the island of Aspøya
Aspøya
Aspøya is an island in the municipality of Tingvoll in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located between the Freifjorden and the Tingvollfjorden. The highway crosses Aspøya and connects it to the nearby island of Bergsøya to the west by the Bergsøysund Bridge–part of the Krifast...
was merged together with Tingvoll.