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Rstarsta is a municipality in the county of Mre og Romsdal, Norway. Of the total area, 48% (or 386 km) is at an altitude of 600 meters or more above sea level. Apart from the mountains, rsta's dominant geographical feature is fjords; Storfjorden in the north, Vartdalsfjorden and rstafjorden in the west, and Hjrundfjorden in the east. Only in the south is it connected by land to neighbouring Volda. Otherwise, it borders to Sula in the north, Hareid and Ulstein (by sea only) in the west, Sykkylven to the north-east, Stranda to the south-east and Sogn og Fjordane county to the south-southeast. Population centres include Vartdal, Barstadvik, Hovdebygda, Sb, mdal and the administrative centre rsta, from which the municipality is named. rsta is known as the birthplace of Ivar Aasen, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer, creator of the nynorsk language. The municipality is also the heartland of the so-called Sunnmre Alps, a particularly rugged and wild area of mountains in the southern part of Mre og Romsdal. Profilic peaks include Slogen (1564 m.a.s.), Kolstinden (1432 m.a.s), Ramoen (1419 m.a.s.), Saudehornet (1303 m.a.s.), and Romedalstinden (1295 m.a.s.). Important sectors are industry, agriculture, commercial fishing and aquaculture. The first two are predominant in the village rsta and adjacent valleys. On the other hand, the northern part of the municipality has strong naval traditions, with Vartdal being the home of one of the largest factory trawler fleets in Norway. Communications include rsta/Volda airport at Hovdebygda, and the E39 highway which transsects the municipality in a north-south direction. rsta is linked to Sula by ferry at Festy on its northernmost extreme; it is also linked to Ulstein by ferry at Rjnes, this, however, is set to be replaced by a underwater tunnel project. External links
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