Place:Skodje, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameSkodje
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.504691°N 6.693301°E
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway     (1849 - present)
Also located inBorgund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway     (1837 - 1848)
Contained Places
Former municipality
Vatne ( 1849 - 1901 )
Island
Dryna ( 1849 - 1902 )
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Skodje (pronunciation: [skɔʏə] or [skøʏə]) is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipality was Valle.

The European Route E39/E136 highway runs through the municipality, connecting it to the nearby cities of Ålesund and Molde.

At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality is the 365th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Skodje is the 211th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,680. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 24.8% over the last decade.

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