Stranda
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| Missing image Stranda_kart.png Image:Stranda kart.png | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| Landscape | Sunnmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1525 | |
| Administrative centre | Stranda | |
| Mayor (2003) | Frank Sve (Frp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 128 866 km² 845 km² 0.27 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 206 4,663 0.10 % 3.1 % 6/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.stranda.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1525) | ||
Stranda is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Stranda consists of three smaller towns and one larger central town. The smaller towns are Hellesylt (680 inhabitants), Geiranger (230) and Liabygda (200). The central town, bearing the name of the municipality, has about 3500 inhabitants. Stranda is also known for tourist attractions like the Geirangerfjord and Sunnylvsfjord. See also: fjord.
The largest frozen pizza factory in Norway is located at Stranda, producing the Grandiosa pizza often ridiculed for being the main diet of youth living away from home.
It is also home to the ski resort Strandafjellet.
Notable people from Stranda
- Are Kalvø, (1969– ), writer and comedian.
- Bjarne Solbakken, downhill skier.
- Margreth Olin, film_director.
- Pål Øie film_director.
- P.I. Langlo (1892–1940), pioneered the industrial manufacturing of furniture in Norway.
External links
- Destinasjon Geirangerfjord - Trollstigen (http://www.visitnorddal.com/destinasjon/)
- Local information and news (http://www.strandanett.no/)
- Home page of the local newspaper - Sunnmøringen (http://www.sunnmoringen.no/)
- Need a map? (http://www.visveg.no/)
| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal | Missing image More_og_Romsdal_vapen.png Møre og Romsdal coat of arms |
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- For other uses, see Stranda (disambiguation).de:Stranda