Eide, Møre og Romsdal

Eide
Village
View of the village
Eide
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Eide
Eide (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°55′02″N 07°26′48″E / 62.91722°N 7.44667°E / 62.91722; 7.44667Coordinates: 62°55′02″N 07°26′48″E / 62.91722°N 7.44667°E / 62.91722; 7.44667
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Eide Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 38 m (125 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 1,332
  Density 843/km2 (2,180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6490 Eide

Eide is the administrative centre of Eide Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, where it sits on the Romsdal Peninsula at the intersection of the Kornstadfjorden and Kvernesfjorden.

The village is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the small village of Visnes.

Eide Church, the main church for the municipality, is located in Eide. The 1.58-square-kilometre (390-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,332; which gives the village a population density of 843 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,180/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Eide" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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