Skei, Møre og Romsdal explained

Official Name:Skei
Other Name:Surnadal
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:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Surnadal Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6650 Surnadal
Coordinates:62.9739°N 8.7263°W
Elevation M:30
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Skei or Surnadal is the administrative center of Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at near the end of the Surnadalsfjorden along the river Surna. It is about northeast of the village of Surnadalsøra and about southeast of the village of Sylte. There are two churches near Skei: Øye Church (north of Skei) and Ranes Church (east of Skei).

Skei is combined with the neighboring village of Surnadalsøra as an "urban area" by Statistics Norway. The 2.58km2 urban area has a population (2018) of 2,592 and a population density of .[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surnadal (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-04-21.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.