Myklebost, Vanylven Explained

Official Name:Myklebost
Other Name:Syvde
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Sunnmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vanylven Municipality
Area Total Km2:0.76
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:393
Population Density Km2:517
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6140 Syvde
Coordinates:62.089°N 5.7395°W
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Myklebost or Syvde is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Syvdsfjorden about east of the municipal center of Fiskåbygd and south of the village of Rovdane. The 0.76km2 village has a population (2012) of 393, giving the village a population density of .[2]

The village was the administrative centre for the old municipality of Syvde which existed from 1918 until 1964 when it was merged into Vanylven Municipality. The main church for the Syvde area is Syvde Church, located in Myklebost, right along the fjord.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syvden, Vanylven (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-09-21.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2012. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.