Nesset municipality

former municipality in Møre og Romsdal fylke in Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Møre og Romsdal
District: Romsdal
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Succeeded by: Molde Municipality
Administrative centre: Eidsvåg
Mayor 2007 2019: Rolf Jonas Hurlen ( H )
Total: 1,046.07 km (403.89 sq mi)
Land: 985.58 km (380.53 sq mi)
Water: 60.49 km (23.36 sq mi) 5.8%
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Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen.

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.