Ytre Standal Explained

Official Name:Ytre-Standal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:6174 Barstadvik
Coordinates:62.2985°N 6.4098°W
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Ytre-Standal is a small village in the Hjørundfjord area of the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The village has a population of approximately 3 people and in the weekends above 20. Ytre-Standal is located on the Hjørundfjorden in between the villages of Store-Standal and Festøya. The village is located among the Sunnmørsalpene mountains.

As with many villages rural areas, populations have been gradually decreasing as living off the land is no longer viable in modernized countries.

At Ytre-Standal, Marine Harvest has one of their hatcheries (cold water) employing approximately 7 people.

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Notes and References

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