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Fyrde

Coordinates: 62°03′47″N 6°19′31″E / 62.0631°N 6.3252°E / 62.0631; 6.3252
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Fyrde
Village
View of the river which runs through the village
View of the river which runs through the village
Map
Fyrde is located in Møre og Romsdal
Fyrde
Fyrde
Fyrde is located in Norway
Fyrde
Fyrde
Coordinates: 62°03′47″N 6°19′31″E / 62.0631°N 6.3252°E / 62.0631; 6.3252
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
MunicipalityVolda Municipality
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6110 Austefjorden

Fyrde[2] is a village in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Austefjorden branch of the main Voldsfjorden. Austefjord Church is located in Fyrde.[3]

In 2012, the European route E39 highway was re-routed so that it goes through the village of Fyrde. The 6,563-metre (4.1 mi) long Kviven Tunnel was built just southeast of the village of Fyrde, through the mountain Kviven, and it connected the Fyrde area to the village of Grodås in neighboring Hornindal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. In 2020, Hornindal Municipality became part of Volda Municipality in part because of the new tunnel connecting the two formerly separate areas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fyrde, Volda (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (27 January 2022). "Austefjord (sogn)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ^ Haugen, Morten O.; Een de Amoriza, Silje, eds. (28 May 2024). "Volda". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 9 May 2025.