Place:Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameUlstein
TypeMunicipality
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Contained Places
Former municipality
Vartdal ( 1837 - 1894 )
Inhabited place
Ulsteinvik
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ulstein is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein is the town of Ulsteinvik. The municipality occupies the western half of the island of Hareidlandet, as well as about 30 smaller islands, four of which are populated.

Ulstein is connected to the mainland of Norway by the Eiksund Bridge (to the island of Eika) and then the Eiksund Tunnel to the neighboring municipality of Ørsta. The Grasøyane Lighthouse is located on a small island in the northwestern part of Ulstein Municipality.

The municipality is the 330th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ulstein is the 124th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,571. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 14.9% over the previous 10-year period.

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