District Nordmøre Area rank 356 in Norway Area 152.2 km² Local time Wednesday 12:47 AM | Administrative centre Eide Demonym(s) Eidesokning Population 3,476 (2013) | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 51% Humidity Points of interest Atlantic Ocean Road, HKB 16/976 Vevang, The Atlantic Road, Kvitholmen Lighthouse, Eggeleira, Vågsbøen | ||
Eide is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. It is located on the Romsdal peninsula, along the Kornstadfjorden and the Kvernesfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eide. Other villages include Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.
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Map of Eide Municipality, Norway
The municipality is known for its traditional and modern limestone (marble) quarries and related crafts industry. The Atlanterhavsveien coastal road connects Eide Municipality to neighboring Averøy Municipality to the east. The municipal border lies at the Storseisundet Bridge on the Atlanterhavsveien road.
General information
The municipality of Eide was established on 1 January 1897 when it was separated from Kvernes Municipality. The initial population of the municipality was 1,552. On 1 January 1964, the Vevang area (population: 562) was transferred from Kornstad Municipality to Eide Municipality. On 1 January 1983, the uninhabited island of Eldhusøya (now part of the Atlanterhavsveien) was transferred from Eide to Averøy Municipality.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eide farm (Old Norse: Eið), since the first church (Eide Church) was built there. The name is identical with the word eið which means "isthmus" or "neck of land".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 9 July 1982. The arms show three white whooping swans (Cygnus cygnus), which are very common in the many rich lakes in the area. Each swan has seven feathers, representing the seven main villages in the municipality.
See also: Coat-of-arms of Gjøvik and HøylandetChurches
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Eide. It is part of the Ytre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.
Geography
The municipality is located on the northern part of the Romsdal Peninsula, just west of the island of Averøya. Kvitholmen Lighthouse lies just off the northern coast of the municipality, in an area with hundreds of small islands and skerries. Fræna Municipality lies to the west of Eide, Gjemnes Municipality lies to the southeast, and Averøy Municipality lies to the east. The open Norwegian Sea lies to the north.