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| Aure kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1576 | ||
| Administrative centre | Aure | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2006) | Hans G. Lauritzen (A) | ||
| Area (Nr. in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 652 km² (251.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 625 km² (241.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,676 | ||
| - Change (10 years) | % | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Aurgjelding [1] | ||
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| Website: www.aure.kommune.no | |||
Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
The municipality was established January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two other municipalities was later separated from it: Valsøyfjord (1894) and Stemshaug (1914). (But Stemshaug was again merged with Aure January 1, 1965.) The municipality of Tustna was merged with Aure January 1, 2006.
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The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Aure ´(Old Norse Aurar), since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of aurr m 'gravel'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a clipfish. The coat-of-arms is based on the coat-of-arms of the former municipality of Tustna, which was merged into Aure in 2006. (The production of clipfish in Norway started in Tustna around 1690.)
What to see
Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.
Famous residents
The sculptor Kristofer Leirdal originally comes from Aure.
Industry
Industries include a refinery and methanol plant. A liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline from the offshore gas field terminates here.
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