Vanylven Municipality

municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Fiskåbygd or Fiskå is a coastal village that is also the administrative centre of Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located about southwest of the city of Ålesund, about east of the village of Syvde, and about southwest of the village of Rovdane. Fiskå lies along the shores of the Vanylvsfjorden, east of the Stadlandet peninsula in Stad Municipality.

former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Åheim is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the inner part of the Vanylvsfjorden. The Åheimselva river runs through the village from the lake Gusdalsvatnet to the fjord.

Vanylvsfjorden is a fjord in western Norway, on the border of Vestland and Møre og Romsdal counties. The long fjord runs between the mainland of Vanylven Municipality and the Stad peninsula of Stad Municipality, with the islands of Sande Municipality lying in the mouth of the fjord. The inner part of the fjord branches into the Syltefjorden and Kjødepollen. The deepest part of the fjord reaches about below sea level, just northeast of the village of Borgundvåg.

Rovdefjorden is a fjord (more precisely, a strait) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Sande, Herøy, Vanylven, Volda, and a small part of Ulstein. The eastern end of the fjord connects with the Vartdalsfjorden and Voldsfjorden and the western end of the fjord connects with the Hallefjorden. The Syvdsfjorden branches off the Rovdefjorden to the south. The fjord is bounded by the mainland to the south and the island of Gurskøya to the north.

parish church in Vanylven municipality, Norway

church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

parish church in Vanylven Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway

settlement in Vanylven Municipality, Norway

church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Syvdefjorden is a fjord in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord flows from the village of Syvde to the north until it empties into the Rovdefjorden. The sides of the fjord are mountainous, particularly the eastern side, with mountainsides stretching up to high coming right out of the water. The old Syvde Municipality was centered on this fjord until it was merged into Vanylven Municipality in 1964.

Slagnes is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Vanylvsfjorden, about north of the village of Åheim. Slagnes is a small peninsula that sits about across the fjord from the municipal centre of Fiskå. The small village of Slagnes is the site of Vanylven Church.

former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Åram is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about straight north of the municipal centre of Fiskåbygd. The village has a ferry quay with regular connections to the nearby islands of Kvamsøya, Voksa, and Gurskøya in the neighboring Sande Municipality. Åram Church is located in the village.