Syvde

Syvde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The 125-square-kilometre (48 sq mi) municipality included the areas surrounding the Syvdsfjorden in the eastern part of the present-day Vanylven Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Myklebost, at the end of the fjord. Syvde Church was the municipal church.

This article is about the former municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway. For the village in Vanylven, Norway, see Myklebost, Vanylven.
Syvde Municipality
Syvde herred
Former municipality
Søvde herred  (historic name)
View from Eidså across the Syvdsfjorden in the area of the old Syvde municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Syvde within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 05°44′15″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Feb 1918
 • Preceded byVanylven Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVanylven Municipality
Administrative centreMyklebost
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,458
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
DemonymSyvding
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1512
Data from Statistics Norway
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