Stryn
Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the Nordfjorden. Some of the main villages in Stryn include Loen, Innvik, Utvik, Randabygda, Olden, and Flo.
Stryn Municipality
Stryn kommune | |
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View of Stryn | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Stryn within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°50′19″N 06°51′46″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1843 |
| • Preceded by | Innvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Stryn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Per Kjøllesdal (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,382.02 km2 (533.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,325.86 km2 (511.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 56.16 km2 (21.68 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #67 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 7,244 |
| • Rank | #140 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2% |
| Demonym | Stryning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4651 |
| Website | Official website |
Farming, forestry, fruit growing, animal breeding for furs, small manufacturing industries, tourism, and the service trades provide the main occupations. The wide river Stryneelva enters the village of Stryn from the east after meandering through the fertile Stryn Valley, from the large lake Oppstrynsvatn. The Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre is situated on the shore of this lake. At the east end of the lake, the road enters the narrower Hjelledalen and shortly zigzags up some 300 metres (980 ft) to Ospeli and the entrance of the first of the three tunnels of the mountain highway (Riksvei 15) leading to Geiranger and Grotli.
Stryn is known for its all year glacier skiing at Stryn Sommerski. It is also the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo, Jarle Flo and Jostein Flo, who grew up in the village of Stryn, as well as their footballing-cousin Håvard Flo who is from the village of Flo.
The 1,382-square-kilometre (534 sq mi) municipality is the 67th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stryn is the 140th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,244. The municipality's population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.