Stangvik is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Stangvikfjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the villages of Surnadalsøra and Skei. The village is home to Stangvik Church. County Road 321 runs through the village, along the coast of the fjord. The village lies in a small valley along the fjord, with the 890-metre (2,920 ft) tall mountain Strengen lying just east of the village.

Stangvik
Village
View of the village (early 1900s)
View of the village (early 1900s)
Stangvik is located in Møre og Romsdal
Stangvik
Stangvik
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Stangvik is located in Norway
Stangvik
Stangvik
Stangvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°55′01″N 8°28′18″E / 62.9169°N 8.4718°E / 62.9169; 8.4718
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
MunicipalitySurnadal Municipality
Elevation49 m (161 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6642 Stangvik

Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old Stangvik Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stangvik, Surnadal (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-22). "Stangvik - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-04-15.