Sæbø, Møre og Romsdal

Sæbø
Village

View of Sæbø
Sæbø

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°12′24″N 06°28′30″E / 62.20667°N 6.47500°E / 62.20667; 6.47500Coordinates: 62°12′24″N 06°28′30″E / 62.20667°N 6.47500°E / 62.20667; 6.47500
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Ørsta Municipality
Elevation[1] 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6165 Sæbø

Sæbø is a village in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Hjørundfjorden in the Bondalen valley. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Store-Standal lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north and the villages of Leira and Bjørke lie about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the south.

View of Sæbø from the 1880s

Sæbø was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Hjørundfjord which was incorporated into Ørsta municipality in 1964.

References

  1. "Sæbø" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-23.


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