Stemshaug Municipality
Stemshaug herred | |
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Coordinates: 63°19′36″N 8°42′19″E / 63.3267°N 8.7054°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 July 1914 |
• Preceded by | Aure Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Aure Municipality |
Administrative centre | Stemshaug |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 877 |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Demonym | Stemshauging[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1568[2] |
Stemshaug is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 157-square-kilometre (61 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality included the eastern part of the island of Skardsøya and the mainland to the east and south of there surrounding the Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits and the Årvågsfjorden. The Tjeldbergodden area on the mainland was also part of Stemshaug. The village of Stemshaug was the administrative centre of the municipality.[3]