Eide Municipality
Eide Municipality
Eide kommune | |
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View of the village of Eide | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Eide within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°55′41″N 07°22′25″E / 62.92806°N 7.37361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
| • Preceded by | Kvernes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hustadvika Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eide |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Egil Karstein Strand (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 152.10 km2 (58.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 145.70 km2 (56.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) 4.2% |
| • Rank | #353 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,026.5 m (3,367.8 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,433 |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| • Density | 22.6/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.5% |
| Demonym | Eidesokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1551 |
Eide is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 152-square-kilometre (59 sq mi) municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Hustadvika Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. It was located on the Romsdal peninsula, along the Kornstadfjorden and the Kvernesfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eide. Other villages included Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.
The municipality was known for its traditional and modern limestone (marble) quarries and related crafts industry. The Atlanterhavsveien coastal road connected Eide Municipality to neighboring Averøy Municipality to the east. The municipal border was located at the Storseisundet Bridge on the Atlanterhavsveien road.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 152-square-kilometre (59 sq mi) municipality was the 353rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Eide Municipality was the 248th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,433. The municipality's population density was 22.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (59/sq mi) and its population had increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.