Åsskard

Åsskard
Åsskard
	Village
	View of the local church
	Åsskard Location in Møre og Romsdal Åsskard Åsskard (Norway)
	Coordinates: 63.0185°N 8.4949°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Nordmøre
Municipality	Surnadal Municipality
Elevation [1]	1 m (3 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6644 Bæverfjord

Åsskard is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located in the western part of the municipality, at the innermost part of the Åsskardfjorden which is a branch off the main Trongfjorden. The village is the site of Åsskard Church.

It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of the village of Sylte. The only road connecting Halsa and Surnadal, County Road 65, runs through the village.

Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old Åsskard Municipality from 1895 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1965.[2]

References

"Åsskard, Surnadal (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-22). "Åsskard - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

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[1] "Åsskard, Surnadal (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

[snl-2] Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-22). "Åsskard - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-04-17.