Molde was never a whaling port, but the unusually bountiful fisheries in the early 1740s alleviated the city's suffering during a major famine.
Formal trading rights were introduced in 1614, and the town was incorporated through a royal charter in 1742.
After the rebellion and liberation in 1660, Molde became the administrative centre of Romsdalen Amt and was incorporated as a kjøpstad through a royal charter in 1742.
A person from Molde will refer to themself as a Moldenser. ==Coat of arms== The coat of arms was granted on 29 June 1742.
Molde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt) The town continued to grow throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming a centre for Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative centre for the region, and a major tourist destination.
After the consolidation of the town itself and its adjacent communities in 1964, Molde became a modern city, encompassing most branches of employment, from farming and fisheries, to industrial production, banking, higher education, tourism, commerce, health care, and civil administration. ===Municipality=== The town of Molde was established as an urban municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
On 1 July 1915, a part of Bolsøy (population: 183) was transferred to the city of Molde.
This was interrupted when one third of the city was destroyed in a fire on 21 January 1916.
However, Molde recovered and continued to grow in the economically difficult interbellum period. A second fire, or series of fires, struck from the German air-raids in April and May 1940, which destroyed about two thirds of the town.
On 1 January 1952, another part of Bolsøy (population: 1,913) was transferred to Molde. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.
On 1 January 1952, another part of Bolsøy (population: 1,913) was transferred to Molde. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.
After World War II, Molde experienced accelerated growth, merging with Bolsøy Municipality and parts of Veøy Municipality on 1 January 1964, and has become a centre for not only administrative and public services, but also academic resources and industrial output. The municipality is the 56th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway.
After the consolidation of the town itself and its adjacent communities in 1964, Molde became a modern city, encompassing most branches of employment, from farming and fisheries, to industrial production, banking, higher education, tourism, commerce, health care, and civil administration. ===Municipality=== The town of Molde was established as an urban municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
All text is taken from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License .
Page generated on 2021-08-05