Nordmøre
Nordmøre is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, Gjemnes, and Smøla. The only town in Nordmøre is Kristiansund
Of these ten municipalities, three are located on islands: Kristiansund, Averøy, and Smøla and seven lie on the coast : Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, and Gjemnes; no municipalities are completely landlocked. Historically, the municipality of Rindal was part of the county and region, but it was transferred to Trøndelag county on 1 January 2019.
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Nordmøre was a petty kingdom whose ruler was known as the Mørejarl. Then, Nordmøre also included the municipalities north and west of Orkdal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag.
