Gjemnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal peninsula. It is part of the Nordmøre region.

The municipality was created on 1 September 1893 when parts of Kvernes, Øre, and Frei were merged together. The rest of Øre was merged with Gjemnes on 1 January 1965.

The administrative centre is Batnfjordsøra, which has about 1000 inhabitants; Batnfjordsøra lies along the Batnfjord and is a former steamship landing place. Other villages are Torvikbukt, Flemma, Angvik, Gjemnes, and Osmarka.

General information

Name

The municipality is named after the old Gjemnes farm ("Gemnese" in 1435), since the church was built there in 1893. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old river name) and the last element is nes which means "headlands".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 November 1983. The arms show the head of a Red Deer on a green background. The green symbolizes the agricultural history of the community. The deer antlers have twelve points on it representing the twelve districts of Gjemnes.

References

External links

• Official website