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'Ulstein' is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Ulstein was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Vartdal was separated from Ulstein January 1, 1895, and Hareid July 1, 1916.
The community centre of Ulstein is Ulsteinvik, which has approximately 5,800 inhabitants.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

Industry

Maritime Cluster

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The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulstein (Old Norse ''Ulfsteinn''), since the first church was built there. The first element is ''ulfr'' m 'wolf', the last element is ''steinn'' m 'stone; mountain' (probably referring to a hill behind the farm).
Until 1879 the name was written ''Ulfsten'' (or ''Ulfsteen''), in the period 1879-1888 ''Ulvsten'', from 1889 on ''Ulstein''.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). The figure symbolizes the teeth of a wolf.

Industry

Maritime Cluster

The Headquarters of the Ulstein Group, Rolls-Royce Marine and Kleven Verft are located in Ulstein. The maritime industry is renowned for its creativity in the ship industry, which currently employs more than 1,000 people in Ulstein kommune.
Ulstein is known as a central community in the maritime cluster on Sunnmøre, Norway; large shipyards and ship design companies are situated in Ulsteinvik. Innovation is highly visible in the little city. Currently, the Ulstein Group's new ship with an inverted bow called ULSTEIN X-Bow© lays outside the docks of Ulstein Verft.

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★ Ulstein Group