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Eidsbygda (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°35′12″N07°29′41″E / 62.58667°N 7.49472°E / 62.58667; 7.49472 Coordinates: 62°35′12″N07°29′41″E / 62.58667°N 7.49472°E / 62.58667; 7.49472
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Rauma Municipality
Elevation [1] 20 m (70 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6350 Eidsbygda

Eidsbygda is a village in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of the town of Åndalsnes, on an isthmus of land between Romsdal Fjord and the Rødvenfjorden. This was the administrative center of the old municipality of Eid. Eid Church is located in the eastern part of Eidsbygda. The village of Rødven (and the historic Rødven Stave Church) lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north of Eidsbygda.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

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Åndalsnes Town in Western Norway, Norway

Åndalsnes  is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma Municipality. The 2.22-square-kilometre (550-acre) town has a population (2013) of 2,244, giving it a population density of 1,011 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,620/sq mi). The village of Isfjorden lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the east, Veblungsnes lies just to the west across the Rauma River, and Innfjorden lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest via the European Route E136 highway.

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References

  1. "Eidsbygda" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-10-30.