Longva

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Longva
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Longva
Longva (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°39′49″N06°16′44″E / 62.66361°N 6.27889°E / 62.66361; 6.27889 Coordinates: 62°39′49″N06°16′44″E / 62.66361°N 6.27889°E / 62.66361; 6.27889
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Haram Municipality
Elevation [1] 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6293 Longva

Longva is a village in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest side of the island of Skuløya, along the Longvafjorden. It is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the village of Austnes on Haramsøya via the Ullasund Bridge. The population (2003) was 637, but since 2004, Longva has not been considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered. [2] [3]

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.

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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern 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.

Austnes Village in Western Norway, Norway

Austnes is a village in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southeast side of the island of Haramsøya, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the village of Longva via the Ullasund Bridge. The Ulla lighthouse is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north of Austnes. The historic Haram Church is located in Austnes.

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References

  1. "Longva" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2003). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2004). "New and omitted urban settlements". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007.