Elnesvågen
Elnesvågen | |
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Village | |
 Elnesvågen from Heiane in winter | |
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  Elnesvågen  Elnesvågen | |
| Coordinates: 62°51′15″N 7°08′16″E / 62.8543°N 7.1377°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Municipality | Hustadvika Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,741 |
| • Density | 1,235/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6440 Elnesvågen |
Elnesvågen[3] is the administrative centre of Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Frænafjorden about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Molde, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Tornes, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the villages of Malme and Sylte.
The 2.22-square-kilometre (550-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,741 and a population density of 1,235 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1]
The area is predominantly an agricultural area; however, there are also several factories including Moxy Engineering (which produces trucks), the Hustadmarmor marble factory (which produces calcium products for European paper producers), and the Tine cheese factory (which is the largest producer of Jarlsberg cheese with exports to the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, and Australia).[4]
Myrbostad Church was built in 1880 in the eastern part of Elnesvågen. A combined association football-athletics stadium was completed in 1997. The best views of Elnesvågen are from the mountains Heiane/Lågheiane and Gjendemsfjellet. Heiane is most easily accessible from Hauglia, the major residential area in Elnesvågen.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 October 2024). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Elnesvågen, Fræna (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2025). "Elnesvågen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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