Midsund

Midsund
Midsund kommune
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms

Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Midsund within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°42′31″N 6°47′48″E / 62.70861°N 6.79667°E / 62.70861; 6.79667Coordinates: 62°42′31″N 6°47′48″E / 62.70861°N 6.79667°E / 62.70861; 6.79667
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Administrative centre Midsund
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Helge Orten (H)
Area
 - Total 94.75 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
 - Land 93.99 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
 - Water 0.76 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Area rank 390 in Norway
Population (2010)
 - Total 1,952
 - Rank 339 in Norway
 - Density 20.8/km2 (53.9/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -1.3 %
Demonym Midsunding
Midsundværing[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1545
Official language form Nynorsk
Website midsund.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Midsund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Midsund on Otrøya island. The municipality consists of the islands of Otrøya, Midøya, Dryna, and the smaller (<1 km) islands of Magerøya and Tautra. The islands all sit at the mouth of the great Romsdalsfjord.

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General information

The municipality of Midsund was established on 1 January 1965 when the old municipality of Sør-Aukra (population: 1,912) was merged together with part of Midøya island and the neighboring island of Dryna (population: 334) which were part of Vatne municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is named after the strait that flows between the islands of Otrøya and Midøy, the Midsundet (Old Norse: Miðjusund). The first element of the name Miðja means "middle" and the second element sund means "strait" or "sound".[3]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 May 1987. The arms show two silver triangles on a blue background, representing Otrøya and Midøya islands in the ocean. These two main islands in the municipality are separated by a small strait, the Midsund. The geographical situation is symbolised in the arms.[4]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish with two churches within the municipality of Midsund. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Molde domprosti (Deanery).

Churches in Midsund
Parish
(Sokn)
Church Name Year Built Location
of the Church
Midsund Otrøya kyrkje 1878 Uglvik, Otrøya
Nord-Heggdal kapell 1974 Nord-Heggdal

Geography

The village of Midsund seen from the opposite shore of the small strait that separates the islands Otrøya (far side) and Midøya.

The islands are separated from the mainland by the 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide Moldefjord. To the north the open sea begins, although the smaller (yet populated) islands of Harøya and Fjørtofta are even further out. These islands are part of the communities of Sandøy and Haram and are about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Otrøya.

The three largest islands of the community lie in a line from ENE to WSW (Otrøya, Midøya, and Dryna). Magerøy is between Midøy and Otrøy, a bridge connects it to the latter. Tautra lies in the Moldefjord. Otrøya is the main island of the community, measuring about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from east to west. The southern coast of Otrøya, Midøya, and Dryna rises from the fjord as sheer 800-metre (2,600 ft) tall cliffs. At Oppstad, the cliff is feared to collapse, which would cause a small tsunami in the Moldefjord.

On the southcoast of Otrøya the following small villages can be found: (from east to west) Solholmen, Nord-Heggdal, Oppstad, Sør-Heggdal, and Klauset. The north has the following villages: (east to west) Ræstad, Rakvåg, Tangen, Raknes, and Uglvik. On the western side of Otrøya, facing the bay that separates it from Midøya, lies the village of Midsund, the largest settlement in the community. The Midsund Bridge connects it with Midøya. Dryna and Midøya are also connected with a bridge. Ferries run between the islands and the mainland, they go across the Julsund to Molde (from Solholmen) and Brattvåg (from Dryna). The larger three islands' interior is wilderness, but the rims are used for keeping cattle and small farming.

Demographics

The community has 1,939 inhabitants (January 2005), with 50.3% male. The percentage of people older than 67 is 18.3%. Unemployment is 2.3%. Population growth is stable. Most inhabitants are fishers or small farmers.

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