Sjøholt

Sjøholt

Sjøholt

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Sjøholt is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Storfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Skodje. The village of Stordal is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the south, through several tunnels. Sjøholt is located roughly halfway between the towns of Ålesund and Molde, along European route E39 and European route E136.

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The 1.41-square-kilometre (350-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,472 and a population density of 1,044 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).[1] The village is home to furniture, wood, and plastics industries. The regional high school and Ørskog Church are also located here.[3] The newspaper Bygdebladet is published in Sjøholt.[4]

The village was the administrative centre of the old Ørskog Municipality until 2020.

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Sjøholt, Ørskog (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. [3]
    Store norske leksikon. "Sjøholt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. [4]
    Hatlem, Bjørn Arild. 2015. Bygdebladet har fått ny redaktør. Sunnmøringen (January 14).


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