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{{Infobox_Kommune|
name=Gjemnes|
idnumber=1557|
county=Møre og Romsdal|
landscape=Nordmøre|
capital=[[Batnfjordsøra]]|
governor=Knut Sjømæling ([[Senterpartiet|Sp]])|
governor_as_of=2007|
arearank=245|
area=382|
arealand=371|
areapercent=0.12|
population_as_of=2004|
populationrank=295|
population=2,650|
populationpercent=0.06|
populationdensity=7|
populationincrease=-4.8|
demonym=Gjemnesing|
language=[[Norwegian language|Neutral]]|
lat_deg=62| lat_min=54| lat_sec=59| lon_deg=7| lon_min=55| lon_sec=9|
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6976737 |utm_easting=0445104| geo_cat=adm2nd|
coatofarms=Gjemnes_komm.png|
map=[[Image:Gjemnes kart.png]] |
munwebpage=www.gjemnes.kommune.no|
}}
'''Gjemnes''' is a [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[counties of Norway|county]] of [[Møre og Romsdal]], [[Norway]] on the [[Romsdal peninsula]].
The municipality was created on [[September 1]], [[1893]] (from parts of [[Kvernes]], [[Øre, Norway|Øre]] and [[Frei]]). The rest of Øre was merged with Gjemnes on [[January 1]], [[1965]].
The administrative centre is [[Batnfjordsøra]], which has about 1000 inhabitants; Batnfjordsøra lies on the [[Batnfjord]] and is a former steamship landing place. Other villages are [[Torvikbukt]], [[Flemma]], [[Angvik]], Gjemnes and [[Osmarka]].
==The name==
The municipality is named after the farm Gjemnes ("Gemnese" 1435), since the church was built there in 1893. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old rivername), the last element is ''nes'' n 'headland'.
==Coat-of-arms==
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983). It shows the head of a [[Red Deer]].
(See also the coat-of-arms of [[Hitra]], [[Hjartdal]] and [[Voss]].)
== External links ==
* [http://www.gjemnes.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=1&back=1&MId1=4 Official website] (Norwegian)
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