Tustna

Tustna is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Gullstein. The municipality is located in the present-day Aure Municipality. The municipality included the main islands of Tustna, Stabblandet, and Solskjelsøya, as well as many smaller, surrounding islets between the Edøyfjorden and the Vinjefjorden. In 2006, when the municipality was merged into Aure, it was 141 square kilometres (54 sq mi).

Tustna Municipality
Tustna kommune
Tusteren herred  (historic name)
Satellite image of Tustna from NASA
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Tustna within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°09′42″N 08°06′32″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1874
  Preceded byEdøy Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 2006
  Succeeded byAure Municipality
Administrative centreGullstein
Government
  Mayor (2003-2006)Ingunn Golmen (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total141 km2 (54 sq mi)
  Land138 km2 (53 sq mi)
  Water3 km2 (1 sq mi)  2%
  Rank#363 in Norway
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,006
  Rank#411 in Norway
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
DemonymTustning
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1572
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