Romundstad, Møre og Romsdal

Romundstad
Village
Romundstad
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
Romundstad
Romundstad (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°1′33″N 9°19′41″E / 63.02583°N 9.32806°E / 63.02583; 9.32806Coordinates: 63°1′33″N 9°19′41″E / 63.02583°N 9.32806°E / 63.02583; 9.32806
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Rindal
Elevation[1] 269 m (883 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6657 Rindal

Romundstad is a village and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Rindal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[2][3]

The settlement lies along the Rinda River and Norwegian County Road 341, also known as Romundstadbygdvegen 'Romundstad Village Road'.[4] It has an elevation of 269 meters (883 ft).[1] It consists of several farms, including the Flålia, Heggem, Hegglund, Nerbu, Nergård, and Romundstad farms.[4]

The settlement was attested as Romundsta in 1559 (and as Rømundsta in 1590 and Roemundstad in 1643, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as the compound *Rómundarstaðir, from Rómundr (a masculine name) and staðir 'farmstead, dwelling'.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Romundstad include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Romundstad, Rindal (Møre og Romsdal)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 15 Møre og Romsdal". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir. "Rindal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 13. Romsdals amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 422. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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