Batnfjordsøra

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Batnfjordsøra
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Batnfjordsøra at the end of the Batnfjorden
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Batnfjordsøra
Batnfjordsøra (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°53′33″N07°40′54″E / 62.89250°N 7.68167°E / 62.89250; 7.68167 Coordinates: 62°53′33″N07°40′54″E / 62.89250°N 7.68167°E / 62.89250; 7.68167
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Gjemnes Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 16 m (52 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 319
  Density 997/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6631 Batnfjordsøra

Batnfjordsøra is the administrative centre of Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Batnfjorden at the mouth of the river Batnfjordelva. European Route E39 passes through the village on its way from Molde to Trondheim. The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village has a population (2013) of 319, which gives the village a population density of 997 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,580/sq mi). [1]

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

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.

The village of Gjemnes lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northeast, along the north side of the fjord, and Torvikbukt lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northeast along the south side of the fjord. The village of Øre lies about halfway between Torvikbukt and Batnfjordsøra. Heading southwest along E39, you will get to Hjelset and Molde.

Gjemnes (village) Village in Western Norway, Norway

Gjemnes is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the southern part of a small peninsula surrounded by the Kvernesfjorden to the north and the Batnfjorden to the south. The village sits along the European route E39 at the western end of the Gjemnessund Bridge (which is part of the network of bridges and tunnels that connect the town of Kristiansund to the mainland. The municipal centre of Batnfjordsøra lies about 8 kilometres to the southwest, at the end of the fjord.

Torvikbukt Village in Western Norway, Norway

Torvikbukt is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Batnfjorden and Tingvollfjorden and just northwest of the 994-metre (3,261 ft) tall mountain Reinsfjellet. The village of Øre lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest and Heggem lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the south. The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village has a population (2013) of 226, which gives the village a population density of 579 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,500/sq mi).

Øre, Norway Former Municipality

Øre is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Batnfjorden in the present-day Gjemnes Municipality. The village lies about half-way between the villages of Batnfjordsøra and Torvikbukt. Øre Church is located in this village. The village of Øre was the administrative centre of the old Øre Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1965.

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Reinsfjellet mountain in Norway

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Tingvollfjorden (Møre og Romsdal) fjord in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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Batnfjordelva

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Tingvollvågen Village in Western Norway, Norway

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Røbekk Village in Western Norway, Norway

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