Øksendalsøra

Øksendalsøra
Village
View of the village along the water
Øksendalsøra
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Øksendalsøra
Øksendalsøra (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°43′05″N 08°25′51″E / 62.71806°N 8.43083°E / 62.71806; 8.43083Coordinates: 62°43′05″N 08°25′51″E / 62.71806°N 8.43083°E / 62.71806; 8.43083
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Sunndal Municipality
Elevation[1] 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6610 Øksendalsøra

Øksendalsøra is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Sunndalsfjorden at the northern end of the Øksendalen valley. The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the municipal centre of Sunndalsøra. The 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) long Øksendal Tunnel connects this village to the rest of Sunndal Municipality.

Øksendalsøra was the administrative centre of the old Øksendal Municipality that existed from 1854 until 1960. Øksendal Church is located in the village and it is the church for the Øksendal parish, covering the northwestern part of Sunndal Municipality.

Other villages in Sunndal Municipality

Gjøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Jordalsgrenda, Romfo, Ålvund, Ålvundeidet, and Øksendalsøra

References

  1. "Øksendalsøra" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-04-24.


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