Country Norway District Western Norway Adm. Center Rovdane Area 53 km² | County Møre og Romsdal Municipality ID NO-1513 Created from Sande in 1905 Local time Thursday 12:49 PM | |
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Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 53-square-kilometre (20 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1964. Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdefjorden. The northern area on the island of Gurskøya is currently part of Sande Municipality and the southern area is part of Vanylven Municipality. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality.
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Map of 6141 Rovde, Norway
History
The municipality of Rovde was established on 1 January 1905 when the old municipality of Sande was split in two with the eastern part becoming Rovde and the rest remained as Sande. Rovde had an initial population of 610, and included the villages of Larsnes and Rovdane. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Rovde was dissolved. The southern district of Rovde (Rovdestranda--south of the Rovdefjorden) with 436 inhabitants was merged into the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. The rest of Rovde, on Gurskøya island, with 562 inhabitants, was reunited with Sande.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Rovde farm (Old Norse: Rauðvin). The first element of the name is Rauð which means "moraine" and the last element vin which means "meadow".