Place:Fræna, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameFræna
Alt namesIndre Frænasource: Family History Library Catalog
Vågøysource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Contained Places
Former municipality
Bud ( 1964 - present )
Hustad ( 1964 - present )
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Fræna is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the region of Romsdal. The municipality was located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsundet strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika area. It also included the now-abandoned Bjørnsund islands.

The main village and administrative centre in Fræna was Elnesvågen with over 2,300 inhabitants. Moxy Engineering, Hustad Marmor, and Tine Meierier are all factories located in Elnesvågen. Other villages in Fræna included Hustad, Bud, Tornes, Sylte, Malme, and Aureosen. The area is nice for hiking, including the mountains are Heiane/Lågheiane and Jendemsfjellet.

At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality is the 250th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fræna is the 115th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,775. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.4% over the last decade.

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