Ikornnes

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Ikornnes
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View of Aure (left) and Ikornnes (right) with the Sykkylven Bridge connecting the two villages.
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Ikornnes
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Ikornnes
Ikornnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°23′11″N06°32′57″E / 62.38639°N 6.54917°E / 62.38639; 6.54917 Coordinates: 62°23′11″N06°32′57″E / 62.38639°N 6.54917°E / 62.38639; 6.54917
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Sykkylven Municipality
Area
[1]
  Total0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
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67 m (220 ft)
Population
(2013) [1]
  Total855
  Density939/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6222 Ikornnes

Ikornnes is a village in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Sykkylvsfjorden, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Tusvik, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Straumgjerde, and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the municipal center of Aure via the Sykkylven Bridge.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland, and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Sykkylvsfjorden

Sykkylvsfjorden is a fjord in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is a branch off of the main Storfjorden. The villages of Aure and Ikornnes are located near the mouth of the fjord and the village of Straumgjerde lies at the innermost part of the fjord. The Sykkylven Bridge crosses the fjord between Aure and Ikornnes. Ikorness is home to Ekornes sofas and Stressless recliners, the largest manufacturers of furniture in Scandinavia.

The 0.97-square-kilometre (240-acre) village has a population (2017) of 855. This gives the village a population density of 881 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280/sq mi). [1] The village is home to the largest furniture manufacturer in Norway, Ekornes. [3] Ikornnes Church is located in this village.

Ekornes company

Ekornes ASA is a Norwegian furniture company. It is principally known for its luxury line of reclining armchairs and sofas that are sold under the trademark "Stressless". The patented mechanism of knob-controlled friction sliders on steel tubing allows the recliners to adjust to shifting sitting positions. They are endorsed by the American Chiropractic Association. Founded in 1934 by Jens E. Ekornes, the company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and, as of 2011, employs more than 1600 people worldwide. The firm is based in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Ikornnes Church Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Ikornnes Church is a parish church in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ikornnes. The church is part of the Ikornnes parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The concrete church was built in 1978 by the architect Alf Apelseth. The church seats 300 people. There is no graveyard around this church, parishioners must use the one around the nearby Sykkylven Church.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Ikornnes" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Ikornnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-06.