Stordal (village) explained

Official Name:Stordal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sunnmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fjord Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.7
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:623
Population Density Km2:890
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6250 Stordal
Coordinates:62.382°N 6.9863°W
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Stordal is the administrative centre of Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Storfjorden at the mouth of the river Stordalselva. The village of Sjøholt (in neighboring Ålesund Municipality) lies about north of Stordal, on the other side of the Stordal Tunnel. The historic mountain farm, Ytste Skotet, lies about to the northwest, across the fjord.[2]

The 0.7km2 village has a population (2018) of 623 and a population density of .[3] The main church for the municipality, Stordal Church is located in this village. The Old Stordal Church, now a museum, is also located here.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stordal (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-08-18.
  2. Web site: Stordal – tettstedet. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-06-15.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.