Skodje
Skodje (pronounced [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.
Skodje Municipality
Skodje kommune | |
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| Skoue herred (historic name) | |
View of the Skodje bridges | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Skodje within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′58″N 06°41′59″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1849 |
| • Preceded by | Borgund Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Ørskog Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
| • Preceded by | Ørskog Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Ålesund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skodje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Dag Olav Tennfjord (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 120.03 km2 (46.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 110.74 km2 (42.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi) 7.7% |
| • Rank | #365 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 4,680 |
| • Rank | #211 in Norway |
| • Density | 42.3/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +24.8% |
| Demonyms | Skodjebygdar Skodjebygder |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1529 |
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 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) 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 42.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi) and its population has increased by 24.8% over the last decade.