Tresfjord Municipality

Tresfjord Municipality
Tresfjord herad
Sylte herred  (historic name)
View of the Tresfjorden area
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Tresfjord within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°31′14″N 07°07′23″E / 62.52056°N 7.12306°E / 62.52056; 7.12306
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
Established1 Jan 1899
  Preceded byVestnes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byVestnes Municipality
Administrative centreTresfjord
Government
  Mayor (1959–1963)Peder B. Hjelvik (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
193.3 km2 (74.6 sq mi)
  Rank#378 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,467.83 m (4,815.72 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
1,341
  Rank#559 in Norway
  Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +1.1%
DemonymTresfjording
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1536

Tresfjord is former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed about 193.3 square kilometres (74.6 sq mi) in the southern part of the present-day Vestnes Municipality. The municipality included the Skorgedalen valley and the area surrounding both sides of the southern half of the Tresfjorden. The village of Tresfjord was the administrative centre of the municipality, and it was the location of Tresfjord Church, the main church for the municipality.

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 193.3-square-kilometre (74.6 sq mi) municipality was the 378th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Tresfjord Municipality was the 559th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,341. The municipality's population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.1% over the previous 10-year period.