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Isfjorden (village)

Village in Rauma Municipality, Norway

Summary

Village in Rauma Municipality, Norway

Field	Value
official_name	Isfjorden
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Henkirke-2-Norway.jpg
image_caption	View of Hen Church in Isfjorden
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Møre og Romsdal#Norway
pushpin_label_position	right
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Møre og Romsdal
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Romsdal
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Rauma Municipality
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.14
population_as_of	2024
population_footnotes
population_total	1546
population_density_km2	1356
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	6320 Isfjorden
coordinates
elevation_m	16
elevation_footnotes

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Isfjorden is a village in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 6 km east of the town of Åndalsnes. The mountains Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden lie a few kilometers away. The historic Hen Church is located in the village.

The 1.14 km2 village has a population (2024) of 1,356 and a population density of 1356 PD/km2.

History

Isfjorden played an important role in the Battle of Kringen, when Scottish ships, needing a landing spot after sea routes had been blocked by Danish forces, landed there on 20 August 1612.

The village was the administrative centre of the old Hen Municipality, which existed from 1902 until 1964 when it became part of the newly-created Rauma Municipality.

Clothing industry

Historically there was a lot of trade between Isfjorden and the northern county of Nordland. Shoes and clothing were produced in practically every home, and eventually several factories were established. This earned Isfjorden the label "the cradle of the Norwegian clothing industry". One of the factories, "Oddfred Tokles konfeksjonsfabrikk", has been turned into a museum.

Media gallery

File:Adolph Tidemand & Morten Müller - Sinclairs landing i Romsdal.jpg|Painting by Adolph Tidemand in the style of Norwegian romantic nationalism of the Scottish landing at Isfjorden - the number of ships is inaccurate File:Vikinghouse-Isfjorden-Norway.jpg|The Viking House by the school. File:Isfjordshallen-rauma-norway.jpg|The Isfjord Hall. File:Isfjorden-school-rauma-no.jpg|Isfjorden school. File:Konfeksjonsmuseet-Rauma-Norway.jpg|The Clothing Industry Museum. File:Henkirke-3-Norway.jpg|Hen Church, Isfjorden. File:Kirketaket-rauma-norway.jpg|Skarven, Kirketaket and Kjøvskartind, as seen from Åndalsnes. File:Vengetind-norway.jpg|Store Venjetind and the entrance of Vengedalen. File:Isfjorden-Aasen-Dalsbygda-HH.jpg|Dalsbygda as seen from Aasen.

References

"Isfjorden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal)". [[yr.no]].
"Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
{{Cite SNL. Isfjorden_-_tettstad_i_Rauma. Isfjorden (tettstad i Rauma). 2025-03-31. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-26
Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

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