Surnadal (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Glærem, Mo, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Todalsøra, and Åsskard.
Surnadal kommune | |
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Municipality | |
![]() View of Skei in Surnadal | |
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![]() Surnadal within Møre og Romsdal | |
Coordinates: 62°56′51″N 08°46′12″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Skei |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Margrethe Svinvik (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,366.04 km2 (527.43 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,315.05 km2 (507.74 sq mi) |
• Water | 50.99 km2 (19.69 sq mi) 3.7% |
• Rank | #68 in Norway |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,849 |
• Rank | #163 in Norway |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Surndaling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1566 |
Website | Official website |
A mild climate and rich soil make Surnadal well suited for agriculture. The local economy is based on agriculture, forestry, and industrial production, in addition to services.[3]
The 1,366-square-kilometre (527 sq mi) municipality is the 68th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Surnadal is the 163rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,849. The municipality's population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
The parish of Surnadal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1858, the eastern district (population: 2,684) was separated from Surnadal to form the new Rindal Municipality. This left Surnadal with 3,105 residents. On 1 January 1877, part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 50) was transferred to Surnadal. In 1879, part of Surnadal (population: 83) was transferred to the neighboring Stangvik Municipality. On 1 January 1886, the Møklegjerdet farm (population: 29), just west of the village of Glærem, was transferred from Stangvik to Surnadal. On 1 January 1897, the Sjøflot farm (population: 27) was also transferred from Stangvik to Surnadal. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, all of Åsskard Municipality (population: 1,014) and most of Stangvik Municipality (population: 1,386) were merged with Surnadal Municipality (population: 3,534) to create a new, larger municipality of Surnadal with a total population of 5,934.[6]
The Old Norse form of the name was Súrnardalr. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Surna and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Before 1918, the name was written Surendalen.[7]
The coat of arms was granted in 1989. It shows two silver or white wavy lines on a green background. The wavy lines represent the many rivers in the municipality, the most notable one being the Surna.[3][8]
The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Surnadal. It is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Mo | Mo Church | Mo | 1728 |
Stangvik | Stangvik Church | Stangvik | 1896 |
Todalen | Todalen Church | Todalsøra | 1861 |
Øye og Ranes | Ranes Church | Ranes | 1869 |
Øye Church | Skei | 1871 | |
Åsskard | Åsskard Church | Åsskard | 1876 |
The municipality is made up by the main valley, Surnadalen through which the river Surna runs. There are also many smaller side valleys including Stor-Bæverdalen, Settemsdalen, Øvstbødalen, Todalen, and Vinddøldalen. The municipality is bordered by the Trollheimen mountain range and Sunndal Municipality to the south, the neighboring Rindal Municipality to the east, Halsa Municipality to the north, and several fjords to the west: Trongfjorden, Stangvikfjorden, and Todalsfjorden. There are three main fjords that cut into the municipality: Åsskardfjorden, Hamnesfjorden, and Surnadalsfjorden.
The landscape is a combination of forests, fjords, and mountains. The highest mountain peak is Snota at 1,668 metres (5,472 ft) above sea level. Other mountains include Vassnebba, Indre Sula and Ytre Sula, Neådalssnota, and Trollhetta. The river Surna runs through the valley from the east to the west, and forms a large delta where it enters the fjord near Surnadalsøra and Skei. This river is rich in salmon, which attract tourists from the rest of the country and abroad. The lakes Foldsjøen and Gråsjøen lie along the border with the municipality of Rindal in the east. The Grønkjølen Nature Reserve lies in the extreme northeast of the municipality.[9]
Surnadal is situated at the head of a long fjord some distance from the coast and has an oceanic climate or humid continental climate, depending on winter threshold used (−3 °C (27 °F)) gives oceanic, 0 °C (32 °F) gives humid continental). The wettest season is August–December, while Feb - May is the driest. The record high 33.6 °C (92.5 °F) recorded 27 July 2018. The warmest night was 29 July 2018 with low 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). On 14 October 2018 a high of 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) was recorded in Surnadal, the second warmest October temperature in Norway. Winter temperatures can get below −20 °C (−4 °F), although that is rare. February 2010 a low of −23.4 °C (−10.1 °F) was recorded.
Climate data for Surnadal - Sylte 1991-2020 (5 m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9 (48) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15 (59) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.1) |
73 (2.9) |
96 (3.8) |
69 (2.7) |
80 (3.1) |
100 (3.9) |
99 (3.9) |
121 (4.8) |
142 (5.6) |
132 (5.2) |
104 (4.1) |
129 (5.1) |
1,248 (49.2) |
Source: yr.no [10] |
All municipalities in Norway, including Surnadal, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[11] The municipality falls under the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Surnadal is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 2 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 13 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 12 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 13 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 13 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 16 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 12 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 13 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 16 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 16 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 15 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 12 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 17 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 17 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 11 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Joint list of the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 16 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
The mayors of Surnadal (incomplete list):
Transportation services include ferries to the southwest and the northwest, which lead to the coastal areas of Møre og Romsdal, and a highway to the city of Trondheim to the east.
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