Kristiansund Municipality
municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Summary
Kristiansund Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Møre og Romsdal[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Kjell Neergaard[5]
- Capital: Kristiansund[6]
- Shares border with: Smøla Municipality[7], Aure Municipality[8], Tingvoll[9], Gjemnes Municipality[10], Averøy Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Kokkola[13], Fredericia[14], Härnösand Municipality[15]
- Postal code: 6507–6518[16]
- Commons category: Kristiansund[17]
- Inception: 1631[18]
- Highest point: Freikollen[19]
- Significant event: boundary change[20]
- Official website: https://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kristiansund[22]
- Population: 24,526[23], 24,179[24], 24,099[25], 24,013[26], 24,159[27], 24,404[28], 24,578[29], 24,479[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Kristiansund[31]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The American Cyclopædia[35]
- Category for people born here: Q9225289[36]
- Number of households: 11,449[37], 4491[38], 1956[39], 3008[40], 1404[41], 590[42]
- Demonym: kristiansunder[43], kristiansundar[44], kristiansunding[45]
- Native label: Kristiansund[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kristiansund[47]
- Owner of: Atlanten Stadion[48]
- Different from: Kristiansand[49], Kristiansund[50]
- Area: 87.54 km²[51], 87.38136583186163 km²[52], 669.4668832483758 km²[53], 582.0855174165141 km²[54], 21.145142122270286 km²[55], 0 km²[56], 1.2371009723004425 km²[57]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kristiansund Municipality include Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget[58], an airport[59], in Norway[60], founded in 1970[61].
Why It Matters
Kristiansund Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget[58], an airport[59], in Norway[60], founded in 1970[61].