Hopen, Møre og Romsdal explained

Official Name:Hopen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Smøla Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:930
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6570 Smøla
Coordinates:63.4654°N 8.0144°W
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Hopen is the administrative center of Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies east of the villages of Dyrnes and Råket on the northern coast of the island of Smøla. The main road through Hopen is Norwegian County Road 669 which also heads north connecting many small islands and ending at the island village of Veiholmen. Hopen Church is located in the village. In 2015, there were 930 residents of Hopen.[2]

Name

The name comes from the Old Norse word Norse, Old: hópr which means "bay".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hopen, Smøla (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-04-06.
  2. Web site: Hopen – Møre og Romsdal. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-12-12.