Hustad
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Hustad is a village and former municipality on the Romsdal peninsula
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna
. The village of Hustad is located in the Nerland urban area which covers about 0.35 square kilometres (86.5 acre) and has a population (2009) of 242.
Hustad is a thriving village with food stores, a bank, parking facilities, and several other businesses. Hustad has the Stemshest mountains to the east and there are five lakes nearby that are well-stocked with trout
. There are also numerous hiking paths such as the Atlanterhavsveien
just 8 kilometres (5 mi) away. The Hustadvika
coastal area is located just offshore of Hustad.
was divided into Bud (eastern part) and Hustad (western part). The initial population of Hustad municipality was 2,062. On 1 January 1964, Hustad and Bud
were incorporated into the municipality of Fræna
to the south, forming a new, larger municipality of Fræna. Prior to the merger, Hustad had a population of 2,196.
Romsdal Peninsula
Romsdalshalvøya, sometimes translated as the Romsdal Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village of Hustad was the administrative centre of the municipality of Hustad. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Fræna
Fræna
Fræna is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdal. The municipality is located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsund strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika area...
. The village of Hustad is located in the Nerland urban area which covers about 0.35 square kilometres (86.5 acre) and has a population (2009) of 242.
Hustad is a thriving village with food stores, a bank, parking facilities, and several other businesses. Hustad has the Stemshest mountains to the east and there are five lakes nearby that are well-stocked with trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
. There are also numerous hiking paths such as the Atlanterhavsveien
Atlanterhavsveien
The Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road is a long section of County Road 64 which runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It runs along the unsheltered Hustadvika between the villages of Kårvåg on Averøy with Vevang in Eide, and is a fixed link connecting...
just 8 kilometres (5 mi) away. The Hustadvika
Hustadvika
Hustadvika is a long section of coastline outside the municipality of Fræna in Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the shipping route between Molde and Kristiansund. The area is shallow and is full of little islands and reefs...
coastal area is located just offshore of Hustad.
History
The municipality of Hustad was established on 1 July 1918 when the old municipality of BudBud, Norway
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the...
was divided into Bud (eastern part) and Hustad (western part). The initial population of Hustad municipality was 2,062. On 1 January 1964, Hustad and Bud
Bud, Norway
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the...
were incorporated into the municipality of Fræna
Fræna
Fræna is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdal. The municipality is located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsund strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika area...
to the south, forming a new, larger municipality of Fræna. Prior to the merger, Hustad had a population of 2,196.