Straumsnes Municipality
Straumsnes Municipality
Straumsnes herred | |
|---|---|
| Strømsneset herred (historic name) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Straumsnes within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°03′08″N 08°01′29″E / 63.05222°N 8.02472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1866 |
| • Preceded by | Tingvoll Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Tingvoll Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Straumsnes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 118.6 km2 (45.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #484 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,160 |
| • Rank | #587 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.9% |
| Demonym | Straumsnesing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1559 |
Straumsnes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 118.6-square-kilometre (45.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1866 until its dissolution in 1964. It included the northern part of the Tingvoll peninsula, the eastern part of the island of Aspøya, and several surrounding islands in the northern part of the present-day Tingvoll Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Straumsnes where the Straumsnes Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 118.6-square-kilometre (45.8 sq mi) municipality was the 484th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Straumsnes Municipality was the 587th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,160. The municipality's population density was 9.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.