Tresfjord (village)

Tresfjord or Tresfjorden is a village in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the fjord, also named Tresfjorden. The village sits about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the large village of Vestnes. The river Tressa empties into the Tresfjorden at this village.[3]

Tresfjord

Tresfjorden
Village
Tresfjord
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Tresfjord
Tresfjord (Norway)
Coordinates: 62.5249°N 7.1258°E / 62.5249; 7.1258
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
MunicipalityVestnes Municipality
Area
 • Total0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total212
 • Density385/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6391 Tresfjord

The 0.55-square-kilometre (140-acre) village has a population (2012) of 212, giving the village a population density of 385 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi).[1] Since 2017, Tresfjord has not been considered to be an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, therefore separate population statistics have not been tracked since that time.[4]

The village has a Tine dairy and some other small industries. The Tresfjord Church is an octagonal church dating back to 1828 and it has an altarpiece from the 14th century. There is also the Tresfjord Museum, an open-air museum with old houses and equipment from the village.[3]

The European route E136 highway used to run through Tresfjord, but the Tresfjord Bridge opened in 2015 and the highway was re-routed over the bridge, rather than around the shoreline of the fjord, so the highway no longer runs through the village of Tresfjord.

References
  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Tresfjorden, Vestnes (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Tresfjord – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "New and omitted urban settlements".


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