Syvde Municipality
Syvde Municipality
Syvde herred | |
|---|---|
| Søvde herred (historic name) | |
View from Eidså across the Syvdsfjorden in the area of the old Syvde municipality | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Syvde within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 05°44′15″E / 62.08778°N 5.73750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Feb 1918 |
| • Preceded by | Vanylven Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vanylven Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Myklebost |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1963) | Botolv Holsvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 127.3 km2 (49.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #468 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,142.95 m (3,749.84 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,482 |
| • Rank | #538 in Norway |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.5% |
| Demonym | Syvding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1512 |
Syvde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 127-square-kilometre (49 sq mi) municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Vanylven Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Myklebost, at the end of the Syvdsfjorden. Syvde Church was the municipal church.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 127.3-square-kilometre (49.2 sq mi) municipality was the 468th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Syvde Municipality was the 538th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,482. The municipality's population density was 11.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.