Aure historic

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Historic source material is found as far back as the 16. century. Lays and poems written in the 13. century deal with events back to the 9. century. Prior to this we must rely on archeological findings.

The ice withdrew from the western part of Norway approximately 14000 years ago.
We believe that hunters migrated fom the central European (German) plains and settled here in small communities..
One reccons that the stone age was between 15000 BC anf 8000 BC.

Traces from the Stone ages:
In Aure there are many traces from the stone ages, and the peripheral parts of Aure can be included in the Fosna Culture, which is based on findings in Kristiansund in the early 1900’s, and is believed to be among the earliest settlements in Norway.
Dromnes / Kjørsvikbugen / Tjeldbergodden:
At Dromnes and Tjeldbergodden are several barrows dated to the bronzeage, which is valuable documentation of a period of greatness by Trondheimsleia.

The bronze age was approx. betweeen 1500 and 500 BC.
There are also several graves from the bronze and younger iron ages at Ulfsnes and Løvik.
Separate findings have been made among others at Ertvågsøya.

The iron age lasted from 500 BC till 1000 AC.
Permanent farm settlements can probably be found from the older iron age. At that time hunting and fishing were probably as important as farming in these settlements.
Several findings from this period help to show where the settlemente were located.
The farms from this period probably covered large areas.

The oldest settlements in Aure can probably be found in Aure, Todal{}, åErtvgen{}, Vinsternes{}, Arasvik{}, åVg{}, Fævelen, Gjela, Ulfsnes{} and Lesund{}.

Within Aure municipality the sea has been the most important arterial route at all times, and this has been a deciding factor in which places have grown and become important as time goes by.

The Church:
Aure was probably one of the first church communities in Norway. The Maria church in Aure was known during early middle ages.The stave church was torn down in 1725, and was replaced by a cross church.

The Church of today was built in 1923, after the previous church was destroyed by fire.

It is the largest wooden church in Møre and Romsdal.
Aurelånna in the centre of Aure is originally the main building of the priest farm. It was built by the dean Peter Thams Buschman in 1832.

Eidestranda:
Approx. 5 km (3 miles) north of Aure centre is Eidestranda.{} This location contains today fishing reception, guest harbour, let of rooms and boats, and arranges each year a small boat festival at the end of July during the Aure Week.

Lurvika:
became a trade post around 1828. Serveral buildings were raised in Lurvika, and it became court location in 1938. The first powerplant in Aure was built at Lurvikdammen. Today new owners are restoring Lurvika. There is a guest harbour for boats, and a small inn which is open during the evening.
Lurvika is on Rottøya, between Aure centre and Ertvågsøya.

Valen:
is located on Ruøya by Aursund bridge. In Valen there has been several pronounced personalities through the times. Here were parish court, sheriff, mail office, doctor and trade.
Here also was a boarding house for “better ladies”. Valen was the first part of the priest farm that became an independent work.

Skiphamna:
on Ruøya was in the 1600’s a shipping harbour for timber. Dutch sailing ships carried lumber from Aure to the Continent, and Skiphamna was a good waiting harbour for these.

Husfest
is a small farm on the west side of Ertvågsøya. The place has no roads, but can be visited from the sea after appointment with the owner. The place has a special history. The last owner lived there untill the 1990’s.

Mjosundet
is on Ertvågsøya, and today has a marina and a store, as well as the boat builders Mjosundet Båt and Sletta Båt.

Foldfjorden:
 is located on Ertvågsøya. Foldfjorden contains two strong maelstroms that separates the fjord from the ocean outside.

Todalen:
 is in toward Vinjefjorden, approx. 20 km (12 miles) from Aure centre. Todalen had for several years the sheriff office, it was also a court site, and had a post office and a trade post from the mid 1880’s. From Todalen you can follow the road to Todalssetrene (summer farms), and the path into the mountains.

Melland / Finnset:
Finnset is on Skardsøya. Stutzpunkt Melland{} has a history from the last World war. Here were built fortifications for control of Trondheimsleia. (The sea route to Trondheim).

Arasvika:
Arasvika farm is one of the oldest in Aure – dated back to older iron age.The bailiff of Nord-Møre Christian Rasbech moved to Arasvika during the 1600’s, and Arasvika then became centre for the local government of Nord-Møre

There are several historic locations in Aure that is not mentioned here. Information is available by contacting Aure municipality.

            Aure facts

 Aure municipality.
Aure municipality is located in the north western part of Møre and Romsdal county, and borders Hemne municipality in Sør Trøndelag to the north and Kristiansund municipality to the south.

Travelling time to Kristiansund (N) is about 1-1.5 hours by car (45 km = 28 miles + 2 ferries). (1 ferry from 2007)

Going to Trondheim is about 2 hours by car (150 km= 95 miles). The number of inhabitants is approx. 2700, and the area 511 square km or 200 square miles. The county administration is located in the Aure centre.

The county consists of multiple islands connected by bridges.
 A long beach on ocean and fjord makes the county attractive for inhabitants that enjoys fishing or picturesque outdoors, owners of cabins and tourists. There are several camping sites and overnight accommodations in the county.

Aure has a nature full of contrasts, and the distance is short between the mountain and the sea. You can follow marked tour trails into the mountains.

One of the largest deer tribes in Norway lives in Aure, and the fall hunt starts in September.

During summer there is much traffic of small boats in the area. Fishing for sports is done through most of the year. There are many straits, fjords and islands in Aure, and you can go ashore on many of these.