Rovde
Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 53-square-kilometre (20 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdefjorden. The northern area on the island of Gurskøya is currently part of Sande Municipality and the southern area is part of Vanylven Municipality. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Rovdane.
Rovde Municipality
Rovde herred | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Rovde within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′30″N 05°44′17″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Sande Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vanylven and Sande |
| Administrative centre | Rovdane |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 998 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1513 |
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