Editing Stranda Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune 
|name                   = Stranda
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Stranden herred
|image_skyline          = Stranda City.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Stranda
|idnumber               = 1525
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Stranda, Møre og Romsdal|Stranda]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Strandar<br />Strander
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Stranda komm.svg
|webpage                = www.stranda.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Einar Arve Nordang
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1775.6
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 134
|area_total_km2         = 865.86
|area_land_km2          = 844.63
|area_water_km2         = 21.23
|area_water_percent     = 2.5
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 196
|population_total       = 4348
|population_density_km2 = 5
|population_increase    = -5.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|11|29|N|06|56|56|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Stranda''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], Norway. It is part of the [[Sunnmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Stranda, Møre og Romsdal|Stranda]]. Stranda consists of three smaller villages and one larger central village. The smaller villages are [[Hellesylt]], [[Geiranger]], and [[Liabygda]]. The central village, [[Stranda, Møre og Romsdal|Stranda]] (same name as the municipality), has about 2,600 inhabitants. Stranda Municipality is known for tourist attractions such as [[Geirangerfjorden]], [[Sunnylvsfjorden]], and the ski area at {{Ill|Strandafjellet|no|4=nn|6=da}}.

The {{convert|866|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 134th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Stranda Municipality is the 196th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,348. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Stranden'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see {{Lang|no|[[formannskapsdistrikt]]}} law). On 1 January 1892, the northern district of the municipality (population: 850) was separated to form the new [[Stordal Municipality]]. This left Stranda Municipality with 1,459 residents. The spelling was changed to ''Stranda'' in 1918.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, [[Sunnylven Municipality]] (population: 1,221) was merged into Stranda Municipality (population: 3,453), forming a new, larger Stranda Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named ''Stranda'' ({{langx|non|Strǫnd}}) after a portion of the beach area along the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]]. The name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|strǫnd}}, which means '[[beach]]' or 'strand'.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=126 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Stranden''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Stranda''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 2 May 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], two [[Pile (heraldry)|piles]] azure issuant from [[dexter and sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gull grunn to spisse blå flankar}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two blue [[Pile (heraldry)|piles]] (triangles) extending from the left and right sides, but not quite meeting in the middle. The colors and design were chosen to symbolize the [[fjord]]s and mountains hovering over the beach since the fjord is a central feature of the municipality for transportation, production, and tourism. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth after a proposal by Tor Torheim. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Stranda |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stranda, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-25.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-05-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-05-09-1043 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Stranda Municipality. It is part of the [[Nordre Sunnmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Stranda'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Stranda||[[Stranda Church]]||[[Stranda, Møre og Romsdal|Stranda]]||1838
|-
|Liabygda||[[Liabygda Church]]||[[Liabygda]]||1917
|-
|Sunnylven||[[Sunnylven Church]]||[[Hellesylt]]||1859
|-
|Geiranger||[[Geiranger Church]]||[[Geiranger]]||1842
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Geirangerfjord from Dalsnibba.jpg|left|upright|thumb|The Geirangerfjord as seen from Dalsnibba]]
Due to its natural environment, this scenic fjord and mountain area attracts many tourists each year. The [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]], [[Sunnylvsfjorden]], and [[Geirangerfjord|Geirangerfjorden]] flow through the municipality with tall mountains surrounding the water. The [[Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway|Seven Sisters waterfall]] is located along the [[Geirangerfjord]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1775.6|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Blåfjellet.<ref name="elev" /> The mountain [[Dalsnibba]] and the lake [[Djupvatnet]] are located along [[Norwegian County Road 63]] in the southern part of the municipality. The mountains of [[Kvitegga]] and [[Hornindalsrokken]] lie on the southern municipal border.

[[Fjord Municipality]] lies to the north and east, [[Skjåk Municipality]] (in [[Innlandet]] county) lies to the southeast, [[Stryn Municipality]] (in [[Vestland]] county) lies to the south, [[Volda Municipality]] and [[Ørsta Municipality]] lie to the west, and [[Sykkylven Municipality]] lies to the northwest.

===UNESCO World heritage site===
The [[West Norwegian Fjords]], entailing [[Geirangerfjord]] and [[Nærøyfjord]] was inscribed on [[UNESCO]]'s [[World Heritage List]] in 2005 at the 29th Session of the [[World Heritage Committee]] in [[Durban]], South Africa. The West Norwegian Fjords is the first natural World Heritage site in Norway, and the third natural site in the [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] – [[Baltic region]].

The West Norwegian Fjords are characterised as the best [[geologically]] developed and preserved example of classic fjord landscape. The geology and ongoing [[erosional]] processes have provided a basis for the active development of ecological and [[biological]] processes as well as the development of traditional, in part extreme, land use that has not harmed the integrity of the natural site.

==Government==
Stranda Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Møre og Romsdal District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Stranda is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/stranda#seats |access-date=2024-01-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/stranda#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/stranda#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Sunnylven
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sunnylven
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Sunnylven
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sunnylven
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Sunnylven
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sunnylven 
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Sunnylven
|otherparty_no             = Bygdaliste for Sunnylven
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Local list for Geiranger
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for Geiranger
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Sunnylven
|otherparty_no             = Bygdaliste for Sunnylven
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Local list for Geiranger
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for Geiranger
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|note = On 1 January 1965, [[Sunnylven Municipality]] became part of Stranda Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stranda
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Stranda is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1840: Nicolay Hansen Engeset
* 1841–1855: Severin Knutsen Overvoll
* 1856–1883: Knut Olson Myklebust
* 1884–1885: Lars Martinussen Kirkebøe
* 1886–1889: Hans J. Ringstad
* 1890–1901: Peter C. Ous
* 1902–1904: Hans J. Ringstad
* 1905–1913: Peter C. Ous
* 1914–1931: Karl J. Andeberg
* 1931–1937: Claus P. Ous
* 1938–1943: Nils E. Ringset
* 1945–1945: Nils E. Ringset
* 1946–1955: Jørgen Marius Ivarsen Langlo ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1956–1957: Einar Holmgren
* 1957–1959: Ole S. Helsem ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1960–1963: Ingvald Langlo
* 1964–1965: Reidar Skarbø
* 1966–1967: Ole S. Helsem ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1968–1971: Rikard Urkedal
* 1972–1975: Leiv Berge
* 1976–1979: Oddmund Indreeide
* 1980–1987: Leiv Berge
* 1988–1991: Inge Gjærde
* 1992–1999: Anne Lise Lunde ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1999–2003: Inge Gjærde ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2003–2011: [[Frank Edvard Sve]] ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 2011–2023: Jan Ove Tryggestad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2023-present: Einar Arve Nordang ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=Stranda kommune har fått ny ordførar og varaorførar |url=https://www.stranda.kommune.no/nyheiter-pa-framsida-aktuelt/stranda-kommune-har-fatt-ny-ordforar-og-varaorforar.12815.aspx |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Stranda kommune |language=no}}</ref>
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==Tourism==
[[File:Utsikt til Geiranger.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Cruise ships at Geiranger]]
Tourism has long and strong traditions in Stranda. The villages of [[Geiranger]] and [[Hellesylt]] have long been well-known destinations. The first [[cruise ship]] with tourists from abroad came to [[Geiranger]] in 1869. Today, Geiranger is the second largest cruise ship port in Norway, visited by 160 cruise ships every summer. The Coastal Steamer ([[Hurtigruten]]) runs daily round trips [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]]-Geiranger from April to mid-September. Tourists can also take the [[Geiranger - Hellesylt Ferry]]. Altogether about 700,000 tourists visit Geiranger each summer.

Royal persons, especially [[Queen Sonja]], have contributed to make the fjord famous all over the world. By annual trips, visiting, and even spending the night on these abandoned mountains farms such as [[Skageflå]], and publishing a book about these trips with her own photos that have also been exhibited in New York, among other places. Other historic farms include [[Knivsflå]] and [[Me-Åkernes]].

===Culture===
In [[Hellesylt]], one may visit Hægstad Gård which contains woodcarvings, scenes from ''[[Peer Gynt]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]], and in Geiranger the new Norwegian Fjord Centre shows local history and pictures from Geiranger.

==Sports and leisure==
In the [[Alpine climate|alpine]] area at Strandafjellet, there are six [[ski tow]]s and alpine [[piste]]s. Each winter alpine competitions are hosted there. Strandafjellet is one of the few places in the world where one could actually ski from the top of a mountain and go the whole way down, to the fjord. Every year roughly 250 [[Telemark skiing|telemark skiers]], [[alpine skiers]], and [[snowboarders]] come together in the race [[Alperittet]], from {{convert|1230|m}} above sea level and down to the [[fjord]]. The [[Geiranger – From Fjord to Summit]] race runs from Geiranger to [[Dalsnibba]] each year.

==Trade and industry==
The municipality of Stranda has a great variety as to trade and industry. About 160 farms produce milk and meat products. Many factories have long traditions for making meat products, especially salted and cured meat. The production of furniture and textile products is an important industry that provides work to many area residents. Stranda is the place where {{Ill|P. I. Langlo|no|P.I. Langlo|nn|P.I. Langlo}} industrialized the furniture industry in Norway in 1919.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gjærde |first=Asbjørn |title=Stranda, Industri og samfunn |publisher=Stranda Sogelag |year=1990 |location=Ålesund, Norge |pages=64 |language=no}}</ref> (There is almost no unemployment in the area).{{Cn|date=January 2024}} The [[Grandiosa]] factory, Norway's largest [[pizza]] factory, is situated in Stranda. There are also much [[aquafarming]] and many fish processing factories in the municipality. Tourism is, of course, a very important business in the whole district.

==In popular culture==
*Released in March 2016, [[The Wave (2015 film)|''The Wave'']] is a Norwegian disaster movie based on the premise of a rock slide from the mountain [[Åkerneset]] inundating the village of [[Geiranger]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wave (2015) Bølgen (original title) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3616916/?ref_=nv_sr_1 |access-date=16 March 2016 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Professor Dr. Olaf Skavlan - 1891.jpg|130px|thumb|Olaf Skavlan, 1891]]
[[File:Øyvind Skarbø Sentralen Oslo Jazzfestival (201103).jpg|130px|thumb|Øyvind Skarbø, 2016]]
* [[Olaf Skavlan]] (1838–1891), a literary historian and playwright
* [[Aadel Lampe]] (1857–1944), a women's rights leader, liberal politician, teacher for deaf children, and suffragist
* [[Olav Berntsen Oksvik]] (1887–1958), a politician and County Governor of Møre og Romsdal
* [[:no:P.I. Langlo|P.I. Langlo, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1892–1940), a pioneer in the industrial manufacture of furniture
* [[Eiliv Odde Hauge]] (1913–1971) a military officer, screenwriter, author, museum director, and [[Norwegian resistance]] movement member
* [[Asbjørn Gjærde]] (born 1939), a journalist who worked for [[NRK]] for 43 years
* [[Peter Opsvik]] (born 1939), a [[furniture designer]] and [[jazz]] saxophonist
* [[Kjell A. Storeide]] (born 1952), a businessperson and CEO of Stokke Gruppen from 1990–2004
* [[:no:Pål Øie|Pål Øie, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (born 1961), a Norwegian film director<ref>{{IMDb name|1101339|Pål Øie}}. Retrieved 24 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Arve Henriksen]] (born 1968), a trumpeter
* [[Are Kalvø]] (born 1969), a writer and satirist
* [[Margreth Olin]] (born 1970), a film director, film producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{IMDb name|0646444|Margreth Olin}}. Retrieved 24 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Bjarne Solbakken]] (born 1977), an [[alpine skiing|alpine skier]] who competed in the [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] and [[2006 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Øyvind Skarbø]] (born 1982), a drummer and composer

==See also==
* [[Norwegian Colony]], a Norwegian community in California established by families from Stranda.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/stranda Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060507043817/http://www.verdensarv.com/default.asp?kat=778&sp=1 West Norwegian Fjords] UNESCO World Heritage Site {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.storfjordens-venner.no Storfjordens Venner] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.strandafjellet.no/Sider08/default.asp?lang=eng Strandafjellet] downhill skiing
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060819155400/http://www.geiranger.no/english.html Visit Geiranger]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122133226/http://www.geirangerfjord.no/engelsk%20versjon/eng_fjordsenter/eng_fjordsenter_home.html Norwegian Fjord Centre]
*[http://www.visitnorddal.com/destinasjon/ Destinasjon Geirangerfjord – Trollstigen]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*[http://www.storfjordnett.no/ Local information and news] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.sunnmoringen.no/ Sunnmøringen] local newspaper {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916074011/http://visveg.vegvesen.no/visveg-klient/VisVegAppletEnNS.html Map]

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