Kvernes Municipality
Kvernes Municipality
Kvernes herred | |
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View of Kvernes in the back-left part of the photo | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Kvernes within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°00′22″N 07°43′31″E / 63.00611°N 7.72528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Averøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvernes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #608 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 751.03 m (2,464.01 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 699 |
| • Rank | #657 in Norway |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.7% |
| Demonym | Kvernesing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1553 |
Kvernes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. Originally, it encompassed the whole island of Averøya, part of the Romsdal peninsula, part of the island of Nordlandet, and part of the island of Frei. Over time it gradually got smaller until 1964, when the 33.5-square-kilometre (12.9 sq mi) municipality was merged into Averøy Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kvernes where Kvernes Stave Church (built in the 14th century) and the Kvernes Church (built in the 19th century) are both located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 33.5-square-kilometre (12.9 sq mi) municipality was the 608th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kvernes Municipality was the 657th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 699. The municipality's population density was 20.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 7.7% over the previous 10-year period.