Eresfjord
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Eresfjord is a village in the municipality of Nesset
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The village is located along the Eira River
between the Eresfjorden
and the lake Eikesdalsvatnet
. The mountain Skjorta
lies just to the east of the village. The village of Myklebostad
lies about 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) to the northwest through the Vistdal valley and the village of Boggestranda
lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north.
The village was the administrative center of the former municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal
from 1890 until 1964 when it was merged back into Nesset.
Agriculture
, salmon
fishing, and tourism
are the main form of income in the area. Eresfjord also has its own hatchery (built in 1956) that provides salmon and sea trout to the Eira River
and Eikesdalsvatnet
. The plant puts out 50,000 salmon and 2,500 sea trout annually.
Nesset
Nesset is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre is the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers include Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen....
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village is located along the Eira River
Eira River
The Eira River is a river in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Eikesdalsvatnet past the village of Eresfjord and into the Eresfjorden...
between the Eresfjorden
Eresfjorden
Eresfjorden is a branch off of the Langsfjorden, an arm of the main Romsdalsfjord. The Eresfjorden is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the mouth of the Eira River near the village of Eresfjord, and then it goes north to meet the...
and the lake Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county....
. The mountain Skjorta
Skjorta
Skjorta is a mountain in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located southeast of the Eresfjorden, north of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet and the mountain Fløtatinden, east of the Eira River and the village of Eresfjord, and west of the municipal border...
lies just to the east of the village. The village of Myklebostad
Myklebostad, Møre og Romsdal
Myklebostad is a village in the Vistdal valley in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the south side of the Langfjorden, just west of the mouth of the Eresfjorden, about southwest of Eidsvåg. The village of Eresfjord lies about to the...
lies about 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) to the northwest through the Vistdal valley and the village of Boggestranda
Boggestranda
Boggestranda is a village in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the east side of the Eresfjorden, about south of Eidsvåg and north of Eresfjord. There are some very old rock carvings in Boggestranda....
lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north.
The village was the administrative center of the former municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal
Eresfjord og Vistdal
Eresfjord og Vistdal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality encompassed all of the present-day municipality of Nesset that lies south of the Langfjorden.-History:...
from 1890 until 1964 when it was merged back into Nesset.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
fishing, and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
are the main form of income in the area. Eresfjord also has its own hatchery (built in 1956) that provides salmon and sea trout to the Eira River
Eira River
The Eira River is a river in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Eikesdalsvatnet past the village of Eresfjord and into the Eresfjorden...
and Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county....
. The plant puts out 50,000 salmon and 2,500 sea trout annually.