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22-511: Mardalsfossen , one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, a popular tourist attraction during the tourist season, is located in Nesset, along the shores of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet . At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality is the 100th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nesset is the 267th most populous municipality in Norway with

44-462: A branch of the Langfjorden which itself is a branch off the great Romsdal Fjord . The mountains Skjorta , Fløtatinden , and Gjuratinden surround the main valley. From the shores of the fjord, to the towering mountains at 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level, the rural community of Nesset offers the visiting birder a range of habitats, and several interesting areas. One area worth checking

66-485: A population of 2,946. The municipality's population density is 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.8% over the last decade. The parish of Nesset was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1890, all of Nesset south of the Langfjorden was separated to form the new municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal . This split left Nesset with 1,706 residents. On 1 January 1877,

88-562: A prominent headland between the Langfjorden and the Tingvollfjorden . The last element is setr or sætr which means " seter " or "mountain farm". Prior to 1889, the name was written Næsset . The coat of arms was granted on 10 March 1986 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official blazon is " Azure , a pale offset argent , base to dexter " ( Norwegian : På blå grunn ein sølv pæl, avskoren og forskuva mot venstre ). This means

110-561: Is Eidsvågleirene. Though the selection of species will not be high, several of the commoner species can be found. The grey heron and mallard are characteristic species in the area. Mardalsfossen Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe . The falls are on

132-588: Is located in the county administrative center of Molde . As of 2008 , the Bishop of Møre is Ingeborg Midttømme . The diocese was established on 18 September 1983, when the district of Sunnmøre was removed from the Diocese of Bjørgvin to the south, and the Romsdal and Nordmøre districts were removed from the Diocese of Nidaros to the north. The three districts (which correspond to Møre og Romsdal county) were used to form

154-457: The Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet , about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Eikesdalen . The waterfall was depicted in the coat of arms of the old Nesset Municipality . The total fall is 705 metres (2,313 ft) according to SSB , 645 metres (2,116 ft) according to World Waterfall Database (WWD). WWD reports that

176-480: The SSB typically includes the head measurement for waterfalls that are situated within a hydroelectric system, resulting in a greater height estimate. Mardalsfossen is a tiered waterfall consisting of two large drops and several smaller ones lower down. It is on average 12 metres (39 ft) wide, but it can reach up to 30 metres (98 ft) wide. The highest vertical drop is one of the tallest in Norway. As with figures for

198-575: The Sotnakken farm on the Romsdal peninsula (population: 19) was transferred from Nesset to the neighboring Bolsøy municipality. Also on that date, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranda areas (population: 212) of Tingvoll Municipality , along the west coast of the Tingvollfjorden , were transferred to Nesset Municipality. On 1 January 1890, the Bersås, Nævergjeld, Rausandhaugen, and Rausand area (population: 101)

220-497: The arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a pale that is offset. The pale has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The offset pale symbolizes the two stage drop on one of Europe 's highest waterfalls , the Mardalsfossen , which is located in the municipality. The arms were designed by Olav Sandø, from Eidsvåg. The municipal flag has

242-528: The finite form of dal which means "dale" or " valley ". The old name of the river is probably derived from the verb mara which means "rub", "grave", "dig" or "die." Diocese of M%C3%B8re The Diocese of Møre ( Norwegian : Møre bispedømme ) is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . Its bishop is seated at the Molde Cathedral which

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264-403: The founding of the diocese: The name of the diocese ( Møre ) is the result of a compromise between county's three districts. Sunnmøre , with almost half of the population, would accept that the bishop be located in the geographical center of the diocese— Molde in Romsdal —if that region's name (Romsdal) be excluded from the name of the diocese. The name of the corresponding county

286-520: The hydroelectric scheme. The highest rate of flow ever recorded in the falls is 45 cubic metres per second (1,600 cu ft/s). Summer flow is currently limited to less than 3 cubic metres per second (110 cu ft/s). In 1970 Arne Næss , the Norwegian founder of the Deep Ecology movement, tied himself with 300 others in protest against the building of a dam and the subsequent removal of

308-410: The neighboring municipalities of Molde and Midsund to form a much larger Molde Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Nesset farm and vicarage ( Old Norse : Nøytisætr , spelled "Nødesetter" in 1520) since this is where the old Nesset Church was located. The first element is nes which means " headland ". This is because the old farm is lying on

330-416: The new diocese. The Diocese of Møre is divided into seven deaneries ( Norwegian : Prosti ). Each one corresponds to several municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them. The following people have led the diocese as bishop since

352-550: The same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway had four parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Nesset. It was part of the Indre Romsdal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Møre . While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality

374-463: The total height, discrepancies have been reported in the estimated height of each vertical drop. According to the SSB, the upper vertical drop is 358 metres (1,175 ft), while the WWD surveyed it as 320 metres (1,050 ft). The water, which has been tapped for hydroelectric use, flows over the falls during the summer tourist season of 20 June to 20 August. At other times the water is channeled through

396-485: The waterfall. Between June 2014 and August 2015 Antony Gormley ’s Another Time was on view in the mist from the waterfall and formed the official start of the Mardalsfossen Art Project. The first element is from the name of the valley Mardalen and the last element is the finite form of foss which means " waterfall ". The name of the valley is a compound of an old river name Mara (now Mardøla ) and

418-535: Was Møre fylke during the period from 1919–1935, and Romsdal amt from 1660–1919. However, the name is old ( Old Norse : Mœrr ), and it is probably derived from the word marr which means " ocean " or "sea". The meaning is then "coastal district". (A coastal district in Sweden has the same name: Möre .) The ambiguous designation møring —"person from Møre"—is used strictly about people from Nordmøre (and less frequently for people from Sunnmøre), excluding

440-556: Was as follows: The mayors of Nesset (incomplete list): The municipality was made up mostly of the Eikesdalen valley which surrounds the lake Eikesdalsvatnet . The lake is fed from the lake Aursjøen on the border of Oppland county. The water then flows through the Aura River into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. That water then flows into the river Eira and then on to the Eresfjorden ,

462-547: Was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality fell under the Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Nesset was made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown for the final municipal council

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484-525: Was transferred from Tingvoll Municipality (along the Tingvollfjorden) to Nesset Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality was merged back into Nesset Municipality. Prior to the merger, Nesset had 2,360 residents. On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Nesset merged with

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