Arasvika

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Arasvika
Arasvik
Village
The ferry dock in Arasvika
The ferry dock in Arasvika
Arasvika is located in Møre og Romsdal
Arasvika
Arasvika
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°10′3.1″N 8°26′19.9″E / 63.167528°N 8.438861°E / 63.167528; 8.438861Coordinates: 63°10′3.1″N 8°26′19.9″E / 63.167528°N 8.438861°E / 63.167528; 8.438861
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
MunicipalityAure
Elevation64 m (210 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6694 Foldfjorden

Arasvika or Arasvik[1][2] is a village and ferry point in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

Name[]

The oldest recorded form of the village's name is Oraldsuik, which appeared in a document from 1342.[2][3]

Geography[]

Arasvika lies on the south side of the island of Ertvågsøy along Arasvik Fjord. There are road connections to Arasvika via County Road 682 from the north and County Road 362 from the east.[4] The ferry connects the village to Hennset in the municipality of Halsa and European route E39.[5]

Notable people[]

Notable people that were born or lived in Arasvika include:

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Arasvika, Aure (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Rygh, Oluf. 1901. Gamle Personnavne i norske Stedsnavne. Kristiania : W.C. Fabritius & Sønner, p. 191.
  3. ^ Diplomatarium Norvegicum: Gunhild Sigurdsdatters Testamente.
  4. ^ "Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Møre og Romsdal. 2016. Molde: Statens vegvesen Region nord, pp. 8, 11" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. ^ Norgeskart: Hennset and Arasvika.
  6. ^ Elstad, Anne Karin, & Idar Hansen. 1989. Eg helsar deg, Nordmør. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, p. 110.
  7. ^ Aresvik, Oddvar. 1976. The Agricultural Development of Jordan. New York: Praeger, p. 377.

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