Maritime History

Kristiansund Municipality

Kristiansund (US: , Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Kristiansund (established in 1742), which is the major town for the whole Nordmøre region. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Kvalvåg, Rensvik, and Nedre Frei. The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality is the 334th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kristiansund Municipality is the 53rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,404. The municipality's population density is 279.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (723/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.04% over the previous 10-year period.

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See also

• ▸HMS Lark (1794)
• ▸Basilica of St. Stephen (New Orleans)
• ▸2026 English Channel incident

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