Hopen Municipality
Hopen Municipality
Hopen herred | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Hopen within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°27′48″N 08°00′50″E / 63.46333°N 8.01389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1915 |
| • Preceded by | Edøy Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Smøla Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hopen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1958-1959) | Harald Berg (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #625 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (1959) | |
• Total | 1,535 |
| • Rank | #555 in Norway |
| • Density | 30.3/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.4% |
| Demonym | Hopaværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1575 |
Hopen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 50-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1960 when it became part of Smøla Municipality. It included the northeastern part of the island of Smøla, plus the small islands to the north such as Veiholmen, Hammarøya, and Haugøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hopen where the Hopen Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1960, the 50.7-square-kilometre (19.6 sq mi) municipality was the 625th largest by area out of the 743 municipalities in Norway. Hopen Municipality was the 555th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,535. The municipality's population density was 30.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.4% over the previous 5-year period.