Sykkylven Municipality

municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Organization municipality_of_norway Q48508
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Summary

Sykkylven Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #63 of 360).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Møre og Romsdal[3]
  • Country: Norway[4]
  • Head of government: Odd Jostein Drotninghaug[5]
  • Capital: Aure[6]
  • Shares border with: Stranda Municipality[7], Ørsta Municipality[8], Ålesund Municipality[9], Fjord Municipality[10]
  • Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
  • Twinned administrative body: Łuków[12]
  • Commons category: Sykkylven[13]
  • Inception: August 1, 1883[14]
  • Highest point: Råna[15]
  • Significant event: boundary change[16]
  • Separated from: Ørskog Municipality[17]
  • Official website: https://www.sykkylven.kommune.no/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sykkylven[19]
  • Population: 7675[20], 7625[21], 7596[22], 7558[23], 7630[24], 7617[25], 7626[26]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Sykkylven[27]
  • Number of households: 3208[28], 2340[29], 257[30], 341[31], 111[32], 159[33]
  • Demonym: sykkylving[34]
  • Area: 338 km²[35], 337.79787786411583 km²[36], 400.5996486060668 km²[37], 62.801770741950975 km²[38], 148.12890730842273 km²[39], 3.400623491251081 km²[40], 8.963760010881472 km²[41], 0.29705573570496746 km²[42], 7.632196256361208 km²[43], 152.67713703350256 km²[44], 13.957347317921275 km²[45], 1.8013610187370037 km²[46], 0.3468167302929396 km²[47], 0.5926729610406218 km²[48]
  • Has list: Grunnkretser i Sykkylven kommune[49]
  • Language used: Nynorsk[50]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[51]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Sykkylven[52]

Why It Matters

Sykkylven Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . sykkylven.kommune.no. sykkylven.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . lukow.pl. lukow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . sprakradet.no. Retrieved . sprakradet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest point → Råna
    Wikipedia languages → ['bpy', 'ca', 'ceb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'is',
    Sitelink count → 36
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Nynorsk
    Capital → Aure
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Møre og Romsdal
    Official website → https://www.sykkylven.kommune.no/
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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