Place:Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameAverøy
TypeMunicipality
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway     (1964 - present)
Also located inNordmøre, Møre og Romsdal, Norway    
See alsoBremsnes, Møre og Romsdal, NorwayFormer municipality now part of Averøy
Kornstad, Møre og Romsdal, NorwayFormer municipality now part of Averøy
Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, NorwayFormer municipality now part of Averøy
Contained Places
Former municipality
Bremsnes ( 1964 - present )
Kornstad ( 1964 - present )
Kvernes ( 1964 - present )


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Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kvernes, Kårvåg, Langøy, Sveggen, and Vebenstad.

The municipality includes the main island of Averøya and the many small islands surrounding it. The Kornstadfjorden, Kvernesfjorden, and Bremsnesfjorden surround the municipality on three sides and the open ocean on the fourth side. The Hestskjær Lighthouse and Stavnes Lighthouse are located in the northern part of the municipality.

The municipality is the 312th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Averøy is the 163rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,788. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.7% over the previous 10-year period.

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History

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The municipality of Averøy has many historic landmarks, like the Bremsnes cave with Mesolithic findings from the Fosna culture. Langøysund, now a remote fishing community, was once a bustling port along the main coastal route, and the site of the Compromise of 1040 between King Magnus I and the farmers along the coast. Also, the Medieval Kvernes Stave Church (built around 1300-1350).

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