Hopen, Møre og Romsdal

Village in Western Norway, Norway
63°27′55″N 8°00′52″E / 63.4654°N 08.0144°E / 63.4654; 08.0144CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyMøre og RomsdalDistrictNordmøreMunicipalitySmøla MunicipalityElevation9 m (30 ft)Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total930Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
6570 Smøla

Hopen is the administrative center of Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies east of the villages of Dyrnes and Råket on the northern coast of the island of Smøla. The main road through Hopen is Norwegian County Road 669 which also heads north connecting many small islands and ending at the island village of Veiholmen. Hopen Church is located in the village. In 2015, there were 930 residents of Hopen.[2]

Name

The name comes from the Old Norse word hópr which means "bay".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hopen, Smøla (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c Store norske leksikon. "Hopen – Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-12.
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