Rensvik Explained

Official Name:Rensvik
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kristiansund Municipality
Area Total Km2:1.7
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:2,532
Population Density Km2:1489
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6521 Frei
Elevation M:20
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:63.1017°N 7.8294°W

Rensvik is a village in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island of Frei, just west of the Omsund Bridge which connects to the island of Nordlandet to the north. The 1.7km2 village has a population (2018) of 2,532 and a population density of .[2]

The village of Rensvik was the administrative center of the old Frei Municipality until 2008 when Frei was incorporated into Kristiansund Municipality.[3] The village of Kvalvåg lies about to the southeast and the village of Nedre Frei is located about to the south.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rensvik. yr.no. Norwegian. 2010-11-18.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Rensvik. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-11-27.