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 [List of List of municipalities of Norway|municipalities of Norway|municipalities] of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Hustadvika, Sunndal, Gjemnes, and Smøla. The only town in Nordmøre is Kristiansund.
Of these municipalities, three are located on islands: Kristiansund, Averøy, and Smøla and the rest lie on the coast : Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Hustadvika, Sunndal, and Gjemnes; no municipalities are completely landlocked. Historically, Rindal Municipality was part of the county and region, but it was transferred to Trøndelag county on 1 January 2019 and Halsa Municipality was part of Nordmøre until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trøndelag.
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 Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag.