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Skodje
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Skodje (skɔʏə or skøʏə) is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipality was Valle.
The European Route E39/E136 highway runs through the municipality, connecting it to the nearby cities of Ålesund and Molde.
At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality is the 365th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Skodje is the 211th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,680. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 24.8% over the last decade.
The municipality of Skodje was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large Borgund municipality. The initial population of Skodje was 2,170. On 1 January 1902, the northern district of Skodje was separated to form the new Vatne Municipality. This left Skodje with 1,551 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, there was a merger between Stordal Municipality, Ørskog Municipality, and Skodje Municipality, creating a new, large Ørskog Municipality. This was merger was short-lived. On 1 January 1977, the merger was reversed all three municipalities were separated once again. This left the newly reconstituted Skodje Municipality with a population of 2,634.
On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Skodje was merged with Haram Municipality, Ørskog Municipality, Sandøy Municipality, and Ålesund Municipality to form one large municipality of Ålesund.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Skodje farm (Skǫðin) since the first Skodje Church was built there. The first element comes from the word skað which has an unknown meaning. The last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture". Before 1879, the name was written Skoue.
The coat of arms was granted on 19 June 1987 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020.
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