northern arm of the attack was based in Namsos. Lacking control of the air, the forces at Åndalsnes were withdrawn in early May 1940. At the waterfront here, rigs were built to develop off-shore oil and gas wells in the North Sea, with the railroad bringing steel, etc.to the water's edge, and the rigs taken out to sea, past Ålesund, through the fiord waters. In 1996, the municipal council of Rauma Municipality declared Åndalsnes a town (). Media The newspaper Romsdalsbladet was published in Åndalsnes from 1947 to 1948. The town's newspaper, Åndalsnes Avis, had a circulation of 4,125 in 2007. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Åndalsnes include: Kitty Lossius, teacher and novelist Gallery See also List of towns and cities in Norway References Cities and towns in Norway Populated places in Møre og Romsdal Rauma, Norway Romsdal