Fræna
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.
Fræna Municipality
Fræna kommune | |
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| Frænen herred (historic name) Vaagø herred (historic name) | |
View from Lågheia near Elnesvågen | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Fræna within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°54′28″N 07°06′30″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1840 |
| • Preceded by | Akerø Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hustadvika Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Elnesvågen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Tove Henøen (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 369.74 km2 (142.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.93 km2 (139.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) 2.1% |
| • Rank | #250 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 9,775 |
| • Rank | #115 in Norway |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.4% |
| Demonym | Frening |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1548 |
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 370-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) 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 27 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.4% over the last decade.