Åsskard
Village in Western Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village in Surnadal, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Åsskard (municipality).
Åsskard is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located in the western part of the municipality, at the innermost part of the Åsskardfjorden which is a branch off the main Trongfjorden. The village is the site of Åsskard Church.
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Coordinates: 63.0185°N 8.4949°E / 63.0185; 8.4949 | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Western Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Municipality | Surnadal Municipality |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 6644 Bæverfjord |
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It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of the village of Sylte. The only road connecting Halsa and Surnadal, County Road 65, runs through the village.
Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old Åsskard Municipality from 1895 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1965.[2]