Editing Surnadal Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Surnadal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Surendalen herred
|image_skyline          = Skei (Surnadal).jpg
|image_caption          = View of Skei in Surnadal
|idnumber               = 1566
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Nordmøre
|capital                = [[Skei, Møre og Romsdal|Skei]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Surndaling
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Surnadal komm.svg
|webpage                = www.surnadal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hugo Pedersen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1668.09
|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              = 68
|area_total_km2         = 1366.03
|area_land_km2          = 1315.05
|area_water_km2         = 50.98
|area_water_percent     = 3.7
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 164
|population_total       = 5953
|population_density_km2 = 4.4
|population_increase    = -0.02
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|56|51|N|08|46|12|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{Audio|Surnadal.ogg|'''Surnadal'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Nordmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Skei, Møre og Romsdal|Skei]]. Other villages in Surnadal include [[Bøverfjorden]], [[Glærem]], [[Moen, Møre og Romsdal|Moen]], [[Stangvik]], [[Surnadalsøra]], [[Sylte, Surnadal|Sylte]], [[Todalsøra]], and [[Åsskard]].

The {{convert|1366|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 68th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Surnadal is the 164th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 5,953. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|4.4|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 0.02% 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>

A mild climate and rich soil make Surnadal well suited for [[agriculture]]. The local economy is based on agriculture, [[forestry]], and industrial production, in addition to services.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Surnadal|Surnadal|2025-02-27|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-05-29}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Surnadal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1858, the eastern district of the municipality (population: 2,684) was separated to form the new [[Rindal Municipality]]. This left Surnadal Municipality with 3,105 residents. On 1 January 1877, part of [[Stangvik Municipality]] (population: 50) was transferred to Surnadal Municipality. In 1879, part of Surnadal Municipality (population: 83) was transferred to the neighboring Stangvik Municipality. On 1 January 1886, the Møklegjerdet farm (population: 29), just west of the village of [[Glærem]], was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality. On 1 January 1897, the Sjøflot farm (population: 27) was also transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, all of [[Åsskard Municipality]] (population: 1,014) and most of [[Stangvik Municipality]] (population: 1,386) were merged with Surnadal Municipality (population: 3,534) to create a new, larger Surnadal Municipality with a total population of 5,934.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Surnadalen valley ({{langx|non|Súrnardalr}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the river name [[Surna (Norway)|Surna]]. The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<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=410 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Surendalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Surnadal''.<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 27 October 1989. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], two [[Bend (heraldry)|bends]] [[Engrailed (heraldry)|engrailed]] above and [[invected]] below [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På grøn grunn ein skråstilt sølv tvillingstreng laga med taggesnitt}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two [[Bend (heraldry)|bends]] that have wavy edges. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The wavy lines represent the many rivers and streams in the municipality, the most notable one being the [[Surna (Norway)|Surna]]. The arms were designed by Even Jarle Skoglund. 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=Surnadal |access-date=2023-04-13 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-66.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-12-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-10-27-1075 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl" />

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Surnadal Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Nordmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Surnadal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Mo||[[Mo Church (Møre og Romsdal)|Mo Church]]||[[Moen, Møre og Romsdal|Moen]]||1728
|-
|Stangvik||[[Stangvik Church]]||[[Stangvik]]||1896
|-
|Todalen||[[Todalen Church]]||[[Todalsøra]]||1861
|-
|rowspan="2"|Øye og Ranes||[[Ranes Church]]||Ranes||1869
|-
|[[Øye Church]]||[[Skei, Møre og Romsdal|Skei]]||1871
|-
|Åsskard||[[Åsskard Church]]||[[Åsskard]]||1876
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Surnadalsfjorden.jpg|left|thumb|View of the Surnadalsfjorden]]
The municipality is made up by the main Surnadalen valley through which the river [[Surna (Norway)|Surna]] runs. There are also many smaller side valleys including Stor-Bæverdalen, Settemsdalen, Øvstbødalen, [[Todalsøra|Todalen]], and Vinddøldalen. The municipality is bordered by the [[Trollheimen]] mountain range and [[Sunndal Municipality]] to the south, the neighboring [[Rindal Municipality]] to the east, [[Heim Municipality]] to the north, and several fjords to the west: [[Trongfjorden]], [[Stangvikfjorden]], and [[Todalsfjorden]]. There are three main fjords that cut into the municipality: [[Åsskardfjorden]], [[Hamnesfjorden]], and [[Surnadalsfjorden]].

The landscape is a combination of [[forest]]s, [[fjord]]s, and [[mountain]]s. The highest mountain peak is [[Snota]] at {{convert|1668|m}} above sea level.<ref name="elev" /> Other mountains include [[Vassnebba]], [[Indre Sula]] and [[Ytre Sula]], [[Neådalssnota]], and [[Trollhetta]]. The river [[Surna (Norway)|Surna]] runs through the valley from the east to the west, and forms a large [[River delta|delta]] where it enters the fjord near [[Surnadalsøra]] and [[Skei, Møre og Romsdal|Skei]]. This river is rich in [[salmon]], which attract tourists from the rest of the country and abroad. The lakes [[Foldsjøen]] and [[Gråsjøen]] lie along the border with [[Rindal Municipality]] in the east. The [[Grønkjølen Nature Reserve]] lies in the extreme northeast of the municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grønkjølen |url=http://faktaark.naturbase.no/Vern?id=VV00000494 |access-date=August 7, 2017 |publisher=Mijlø-direktoratet}}</ref>

==Climate==
Surnadal is situated at the head of a long fjord some distance from the coast and has an oceanic climate or [[humid continental climate]], depending on winter threshold used ({{convert|-3|C}}) gives oceanic, {{convert|0|C}} gives humid continental). The wettest season is August–December, while Feb - May is the driest. The record high {{convert|33.6|C}} recorded 27 July 2018. The warmest night was 29 July 2018 with low {{convert|24.5|C}}. On 14 October 2018 a high of {{convert|25.5|C}} was recorded in Surnadal, the second warmest October temperature in Norway. Winter temperatures can get below {{convert|-20|C}}, although that is rare. February 2010 a low of {{convert|-23.4|C}} was recorded.

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|May mean C=9
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|Jul mean C=15
|Aug mean C=14.2
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}}

==Government==
Surnadal 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 encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</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 Surnadal is made up of 27 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                      = Surnadal
|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/surnadal#seats |access-date=2024-01-16 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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/surnadal#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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/surnadal#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 16
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|note = On 1 January 1965, [[Åsskard Municipality]] and most of [[Stangvik Municipality]] became part of Surnadal Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Surnadal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sp/V                      = 1
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=February 2025}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Surnadal 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 (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brørs |first=Styrkår |title=Surnadal 1965-2005: Storkommune i medgang og motgang |year=2005 |language=no}}</ref><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>
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* 1876–1881: Ole Øye<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/16ccced71a58f9515bad8c0a6e1f0d19|title=Lidt om Storthingsvalget i Romsdals Amt|date=1879-08-22|newspaper=[[Aalesunds blad|Aalesunds Blad]]|page=1}}</ref>
* 1889–1891: J. Krangnæs<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/990f7a8cd6b01eab001e12f37af7d80b|title=Til ordfører i Surendal|date=1890-01-16|newspaper=[[Romsdalsposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
* 1892–1893: L. Kvendbø<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/f3004083fe4fe343f42a69c384b669c9|title=Ordførervalg|date=1892-02-13|newspaper=[[Romsdals Budstikke]]|page=2}}</ref>
* 1897–1898: Gregorius Olsen Fiske<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c21a3b891b99c1f997486da4d6cd0db|title=Ordførervalg|date=1898-01-12|newspaper=Romsdals Amtstidende|page=2}}</ref>
* 1899–1904: Lars Pedersen Mogstad<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/db8e5518d555b50ef0ca1b85200428ab|title=Romsdals Amtsthing|date=1901-04-13|newspaper=Romsdals Tidende|page=2}}</ref>
* 1904–1916: Sivert Sivertsen Glærum  ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/1237e0aa0a0f5c8f1592e9967acec8bf|title=Ordførervalg|date=1904-12-17|newspaper=[[Romsdals Tidende]]|page=1}}</ref>
* 1916–1919: S. Svendsen<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/61a80f9df897806b46a45984d2a06920|title=Surendals herredsstyre|date=1917-01-22|newspaper=Nordmøringen|page=1}}</ref>
* 1919–1937: Ola Dønheim ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="OD">{{cite web|url=https://polsys.sikt.no/politikere/biografi/?person=10632|title=Ola Olson Dønheim (1887-1970) Biografi|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|website=Sikt-Data om det politiske system}}</ref>
* 1938–1941: Hans Svean ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2025-02-27|url=https://www.nb.no/items/4e188c601dc56d517f5888de130ebfce|title=Surnadal nye herredstyre|date=1938-01-06|newspaper=[[Haugesunds Avis]]|page=7}}</ref>
* 1945–1945: Ola Dønheim ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="OD" />
* 1945–1955: Anders Sæterøy ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Stortingetbio|ANS_O}}</ref>
* 1965–1967: Olav T. Halle ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1968–1971: Petter Garte ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1972–1975: Erik Brøske ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1983: Nils Magnar Torvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1984–1986: Helge Røv ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1987–1991: Helge Vold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1992–1995: Ola O. Fiske ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1995–1996: Asbjørn Ørsal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1997–2007: Bergsvein Brøske ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007–2014: Mons Otnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2014–2019: Lilly Gunn Nyheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019–2023: Margrethe Svinvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2023–present: Hugo Pedersen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-14 |title=Ordføreren i Surnadal er klar |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/ordforeren-i-surnadal-er-klar--1.16558267 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Transportation==
Transportation services include ferries to the southwest and the northwest, which lead to the coastal areas of [[Møre og Romsdal]], and a highway to the city of [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] to the east.

==Notable people==
[[File:Henning sommerro.jpg|130px|thumb|Henning Sommerro, 2010]]

* [[Ole Andreas Lindeman]] (1769–1857), a musician, organist, composer, and music educator
* [[Hans Holten]] (1892–1973), a newspaper editor
* [[Hans Hyldbakk]] (1898–2001), a [[folklore]] poet
* [[Anders Sæterøy]] (1901–1991), a politician and Mayor of Surnadal three times after WWII
* [[Kaare Espolin Johnson]] (1907–1994), an artist and illustrator
* [[Helge Seip]]  (1919–2004), a politician and leader of the Liberal party
* [[Alf Ramsøy]] (1925–2014), a long-distance runner, cross-country skier, actor, and farmer
* [[Sverre Årnes]] (born 1949), a writer of serial novels, short stories, and articles
* [[Henning Sommerro]] (born 1952), a musician, composer and academic
* [[Lars Steinar Ansnes]] (born 1956), an editor
* [[Euronymous]] (1968–1993), a member of [[early Norwegian black metal scene]] whose real name is Øystein Aarseth
* [[Rune Gjeldnes]] (born 1971), an adventurer and explorer
* [[Ivar Loe Bjørnstad]] (born 1981), a jazz and rock musician

==Media gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed heights="150px">
File:Mo kirke Surnadal.jpg|Mo kirke, Surnadal
File:Giklingdalshytta 1991.jpg|Giklingdalshytta
File:Vaulen.JPG|Markagården Vaulen
File:Todalshytta - panoramio.jpg|Todalshytta
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/surnadal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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