Vatne, Møre og Romsdal

This article is about the place in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For other uses, see Vatne.
Vatne herred
Former Municipality
Municipality ID NO-1530
Adm. Center Vatne (village)
Area[1]
  Total 139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Created from Skodje Municipality in 1902
Merged into Haram Municipality in 1965
Vatne
Village
Vatne

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°33′24″N 06°38′13″E / 62.55667°N 6.63694°E / 62.55667; 6.63694Coordinates: 62°33′24″N 06°38′13″E / 62.55667°N 6.63694°E / 62.55667; 6.63694
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Haram Municipality
Area[2]
  Total 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 33 m (108 ft)
Population (2013)[2]
  Total 1,876
  Density 1,144/km2 (2,960/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6265 Vatne

Vatne is a village and former municipality in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Vatne is located at the southern end of the Vatnefjorden in the eastern part of Haram Municipality. The 1.64-square-kilometre (0.63 sq mi) village has a population (2013) of 1,876 which gives it a population density of 1,144 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,960/sq mi).[2] Other villages in the Vatne area include Eidsvik and Tennfjord to the south of the village of Vatne and Helle to the north of it.[4]

The village of Vatne is the location of Vatne Church. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vatne which existed from 1902 until 1965. The municipality encompassed the areas surrounding the Vatnefjorden and Samfjorden on the mainland, stretching from the Midfjorden in the north to the Grytafjorden in the south. Plus, the municipality also included the island of Dryna and part of the island of Midøya.[1]

History

On 1 January 1902, the northern part of Skodje Municipality was split off to form the new Vatne Municipality. Vatne had an initial population of 1,547. On 1 January 1965, Vatne Municipality was dissolved. The island of Dryna and the western part of the island of Midøya (population: 334) were merged with Sør-Aukra Municipality to create the new Midsund Municipality. The remainder of Vatne (population: 2,260) was incorporated into Haram Municipality.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Vatne. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  3. "Vatne" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  4. Store norske leksikon. "Vatne – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  5. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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