16 Facts About Molde

Molde is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

Administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Molde which is the administrative centre of Møre og Romsdal county, the commercial hub of the Romsdal region, and the seat of the Diocese of Møre.

Molde has a maritime, temperate climate, with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters.

Molde was originally the name of a farm by a natural harbour, which grew into a timber trading port in the late 16th century.

Molde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .

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Molde continued to grow throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming a center for the Norwegian textile and garment industry.

Tourism later became a major industry, and Molde saw notabilities such as the German emperor Wilhelm II of Germany and the Prince of Wales as regular summer visitors.

Molde consisted of luxurious hotels surrounding an idyllic township with quaint, wooden houses, lush gardens, and parks, esplanades, and pavilions, earning it the nickname the Town of Roses.

However, Molde recovered and continued to grow in the economically difficult interbellum period.

Town of Molde was established as an urban municipality on 1 January 1838 .

Molde was never a whaling port, but the unusually bountiful fisheries in the early 1740s alleviated the city's suffering during a major famine.

Molde municipality includes part of the Romsdal peninsula as well as many islands.

Molde has a temperate oceanic climate known as marine west coast climate.

All municipalities in Norway, including Molde, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads.

Municipal council of Molde is made up of 59 representatives who are elected to four-year terms.

The city of Molde is connected to Fræna Municipality by the Tussen Tunnel.