Stranda, More og Romsdal, Norway
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Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda. Stranda consists of three smaller villages and one larger central village. The smaller villages are Hellesylt, Geiranger, and Liabygda. The central village, Stranda (same name as the municipality), has about 2,600 inhabitants. Stranda Municipality is known for tourist attractions like the Geirangerfjorden Sunnylvsfjorden and its skiarea at Strandafjellet.
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View of the village of Stranda.
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The Old Norse form of the name was Strond. The name is identical with the word strond which means "beach" or "strand". Before 1918, the name was written Stranden.
