Store Standal Explained

Official Name:Store-Standal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Label:Store-Standal
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:Ørsta
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6184 Storestandal
Coordinates:62.2638°N 6.4256°W
Elevation M:4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Store-Standal is a small village in the Hjørundfjord section of Ørsta municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The village has a population of approximately 20 people. Store-Standal is located along the Hjørundfjorden midway between the villages of Sæbø and Festøy. The village is located among the Sunnmørsalpene mountains, about east of the mountain Kolåstinden. There is a ferry service from this village to Midt-Trandal (across the fjord) and the on to Sæbø (further down the fjord).

As with many villages in rural areas, populations have been gradually decreasing as living off the land is no longer viable in modernized countries. In an effort to increase the influx of people again, Store-Standal is undertaking projects to modernize the local industries and create tourism. Here there is a new power station, wireless internet service, and development of an Alpine Center for new residents and tourists.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Store-Standal, Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-09-19.