Hen, Møre og Romsdal
| Hen herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
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View of the church in Hen | |
  Hen herad Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.550°N 7.817°ECoordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.550°N 7.817°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Adm. Center | Isfjorden |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 245 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1540 |
| Created from | Grytten in 1902 |
| Merged into | Rauma in 1964 |
Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 245-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until 1964, and it encompassed the valleys extending to the south and east of the Isfjorden in the northeastern part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The administrative center of Hen was the village of Isfjorden. The area of Hen Municipality is still a parish within the municipality of Rauma. The parish has one church, Hen Church, located in Isfjorden.[1][2]
The mountains Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden are both located in Hen.
History
The municipality of Hen was established on 1 January 1902 when it was split off from Grytten Municipality. Hen had an initial population of 1,128. On 1 January 1964, Hen was merged with the municipalities of Eid, Grytten, Voll, and part of Veøy to form the new Rauma Municipality. Prior to the merger, Hen had a population of 1,663.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Administrasjonshistorisk oversyn for Rauma kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hen – tidl. kommune i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.