Ulstein
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| Ulstein kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1516 | ||
| Administrative centre | Ulsteinvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Hannelore Måseide | ||
| Area (Nr. 389 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 97 km² (37.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 95 km² (36.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 6 946 | ||
| - Density | 71/km² (183.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 121 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.ulstein.kommune.no | |||
Ulstein is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It occupies the western half of the island Hareidlandet, as well as some 30 or more smaller islands, four of which are populated.
Ulstein was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Vartdal was separated from Ulstein January 1, 1895, and Hareid July 1, 1916.
The commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein is Ulsteinvik, population 5,094 (2007).
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[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulstein (Old Norse Ulfsteinn), since the first church was built there. The first element is ulfr m 'wolf', the last element is steinn m 'stone; mountain' (probably referring to a hill behind the farm).
Until 1879 the name was written Ulfsten (or Ulfsteen), in the period 1879-1888 Ulvsten, and Ulstein from 1889 to present.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). The figure symbolizes the teeth of a wolf.
[edit] Communities
There are several communities throughout the municipality. The two identified by Statistics Norway as "urban communities", meaning they have a population density of at least 300 people/km2in their core, and a total population above 200, are Ulsteinvik and Haddal. Other settlements include Flø, Eiksund, Aursnes, Ringstad, Hasund, Fjelle and the islands of Dimna, Eika, Vattøya and Hatløya.
[edit] Industry
[edit] Maritime Cluster
The Headquarters of the Ulstein Group, Rolls-Royce Marine and Kleven Verft are located in Ulstein. The maritime industry is renowned for its creativity in the ship industry, which currently employs more than 1,000 people in Ulstein kommune.
Ulstein is known as a central community in the maritime cluster that has been created within the Sunnmøre region, Norway; large shipyards and ship design companies are situated in Ulsteinvik. Innovation is highly visible in the little city. For example, the Ulstein Group has designed a new hull shape with an inverted bow called ULSTEIN X-Bow©, examples of which are regularly docked in Ulsteinvik, outside the docks of Ulstein Verft.
[edit] Related Links
- Ulstein Group
- Ulstein Kommune Norwegian
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