Nordmøre

Nordmøre is the northernmost part of the Norwegian province (county ) Møre og Romsdal. The coastal region consists of 11 municipalities Aure, Averøy, oaths, Gjemnes, Halsa, Kristiansund, Rindal, Smøla, Sundal, Surnadal and Ting full. Unofficial capital is Kristiansund.

Nordmøre has an area of ​​6072 square kilometers and 60 257 inhabitants. Nordmøre is one of the 15 districts so called, which together make up the part of the country Vestlandet.

Nordmøre as well Romsdal and Sunnmøre was a former bailiwick ( fogderi ), together they created the present Møre og Romsdal. Originally belonged to Nordmøre also Fosen in today Sør -Trøndelag.

In the local language, the population is called nordmøringer. The Nordmørsdialekt belongs to trönderschen dialect group of ostnorwegischen dialects.