Valle, Møre og Romsdal

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Valle (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°28′36″N06°39′34″E / 62.47667°N 6.65944°E / 62.47667; 6.65944 Coordinates: 62°28′36″N06°39′34″E / 62.47667°N 6.65944°E / 62.47667; 6.65944
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Skodje Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 40 m (130 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 474
  Density 1,077/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6260 Skodje

Valle is a village in Skodje Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern end of the island of Oksenøya, along the northern shore of the Storfjorden. Valle sits along the European route E39/European route E136 highway, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the municipal center of Skodje, 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the city of Ålesund, and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Sjøholt in Ørskog Municipality. [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.

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.

Oksenøya island in Norway

Oksenøya or Uksenøya is an island in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is divided between Ålesund Municipality and Skodje Municipality on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of 108 square kilometres (42 sq mi). The Ålesund half of the island is home to about 26,000 people, the Skodje side about 1,200. This is the largest island in Ålesund Municipality.

The 0.44-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2013) of 474, giving the village a population density of 1,077 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,790/sq mi). [1] The Skodje Bridge lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest of Valle.

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Skodje Bridge bridge in Norway

The Skodje Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Skodjestraumen in Skodje Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Tennfjord, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of Skodje, and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) northwest of Valle.

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References

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