Molde

Molde is a city and municipality in the county of M?re og Romsdal, Norway. Neighboring municipalities are Aukra, Fr?na, Gjemnes, Nesset, Rauma, Vestnes, and Midsund.

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Located on the Romsdalsfjord, Molde is known as the city of roses. It is county capital of M?re og Romsdal and host for the bishop of M?re.

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The city has an airport at ?r?, with regular flights to Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim. From 2004, there are also regular flights to Spain.

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Molde has a small university college specialized in information sciences, transport economics and logistics, with education up to and including PhD.

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The local newspaper is named Romsdals Budstikke. The local papers Romsdal Folkeblad and Fylket both went bankrupt in the late 20th century.

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The consulate general for the Republic of Macedonia in Norway is situated in Molde.

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Two notable persons from Molde are politician Kjell Magne Bondevik and businessman Kjell Inge R?kke.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

M?re og Romsdal: M?re og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde....

Molde related Images and Photos (experimental)

Summer Morning at Molde 1892