Official Name: | Vestnes |
Other Name: | Helland |
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: | Romsdal |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Vestnes Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.01 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 2,428 |
Population Density Km2: | 1208 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6390 Vestnes |
Coordinates: | 62.6254°N 7.087°W |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Vestnes (sometimes called Helland) is the administrative centre of Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Tresfjorden, near where the fjord empties into the main Romsdalsfjord. The village lies along the European route E39 highway.[2]
The 2.01km2 village has a population (2018) of 2,428 and a population density of .[3]
The villages of Vik and Tomra lie about to the southwest, the village of Tresfjord lies about to the south, and the village of Vikebukt lies directly across the Tresfjorden from Vestnes. The Tresfjord Bridge was completed in 2015, connecting Vikebukt to the southern part of Vestnes by bridge rather than an estimated 30-minute drive all the way around the fjord. The Tresfjord Bridge is part of European route E136. The current prime minister, Erna Solberg was there at the opening as a stand-in for Minister of Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
The village of Vestnes is actually located on two peninsulas separated by the Flatevågen bay. On the eastern end of the bay, the two peninsulas almost meet, forming a 70m (230feet) wide channel connecting Flatevågen with the main Tresfjorden.
The village has a shopping center, some industries, municipal services, and Vestnes Church. Vestnesavisa is the local municipal newspaper, based in Vestnes.