Hen Municipality
Hen Municipality
Hen herred | |
|---|---|
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Hen within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.550°N 7.817°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Grytten Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Rauma Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Isfjorden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1957-1963) | Søren O. Dahle |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 245.5 km2 (94.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #332 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,852 m (6,076 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,661 |
| • Rank | #504 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.7% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1540 |
Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 245.5-square-kilometre (94.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Isfjorden. The area of Hen Municipality is still a parish within the municipality of Rauma. The parish has one church, Hen Church, located in Isfjorden.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 245.5-square-kilometre (94.8 sq mi) municipality was the 332nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hen Municipality was the 504th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,661. The municipality's population density was 6.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period.