Ørsta (village)

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Ørsta (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°11′59″N06°07′44″E / 62.19972°N 6.12889°E / 62.19972; 6.12889 Coordinates: 62°11′59″N06°07′44″E / 62.19972°N 6.12889°E / 62.19972; 6.12889
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Ørsta Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 7 - 1,303 m (−4,268 ft)
Population (2012) [1]
  Total 6,858
  Density 1,270/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6150 Ørsta

Ørsta is the administrative centre of Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the innermost part of the Ørstafjorden, surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountains. The 5.4-square-kilometre (1,300-acre) urban area has a population (2012) of 6,868 which gives it a population density of 1,270 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,300/sq mi). This makes it the fourth largest urban area in all of Møre og Romsdal county. [1] [3]

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Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

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Ørsta is the seat of the municipal government and it is also the commercial centre of the municipality. There is a shopping center, industry, and Ørsta-Volda Airport (on the southwest side of the village area). Ørsta Church is also located in central part of Ørsta. A videregående skole (regional high school) and the Møre Folkehøgskule are both located in Ørsta.

Ørsta Church Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Ørsta Church is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ørsta, at the end of the Ørstafjorden. The church is part of the Ørsta parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1864 by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 350 people.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Ørsta" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Ørsta – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-08-09.