Stranda

Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda.Stranda consists of three smaller villages and one larger central village. The smaller villages are Hellesylt, Geiranger, and Liabygda. The central village, Stranda (same name as the municipality), has about 2,600 inhabitants. There is also the small village of Helsem which is located just south of the village of Stranda. Stranda Municipality is also known for tourist attractions like the Geirangerfjorden and Sunnylvsfjorden.General informationStranden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . On 1 January 1892, the northern district of the municipality was separated to form a new Stordal Municipality. This left Stranda with 1,459 residents. The spelling was changed to Stranda in 1918. On 1 January 1965, Sunnylven Municipality was merged into Stranda, forming a new, larger Stranda Municipality.