Kornstad Municipality
Kornstad Municipality
Kornstad herred | |
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View of Fånytta (looking south) in northern Kornstad | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Kornstad within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′53″N 07°27′10″E / 62.96472°N 7.45278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
| • Preceded by | Kvernes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Averøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kornstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1945–1963) | Olav Fagereng (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 66.2 km2 (25.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #564 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,921 |
| • Rank | #453 in Norway |
| • Density | 29/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.1% |
| Demonym | Kornstad-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1552 |
Kornstad is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1964. The 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality encompassed the western part oft the present-day Averøy Municipality on the island of Averøya, plus a small area in the present-day Hustadvika Municipality on the mainland Romsdal Peninsula to the west of the island. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kornstad where Kornstad Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 66.2-square-kilometre (25.6 sq mi) municipality was the 564th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kornstad Municipality was the 453rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,921. The municipality's population density was 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) and its population had increased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.