ø re ▁og ▁R oms dal ▁county , ▁Norway . ▁The ▁ ▁municipality ▁existed ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁It ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁municipal ▁populations ▁in ▁Norway . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁municipality ▁of ▁Sun nd al , ▁along ▁the ▁Sun nd als f j orden . ▁ ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁coast al ▁area ▁along ▁the ▁f j ord ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁whole ▁ Ø ks end alen ▁valley . ▁The ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁was ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁ Ø ks end als ø ra , ▁where ▁ Ø ks end al ▁Church ▁is ▁also ▁located . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁ Ø ks end al ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁large ▁municipality ▁of ▁Sun nd al ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁new ▁municipality ▁of ▁ Ø ks end al . ▁Initial ly , ▁ Ø ks end al ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 9 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁municipality , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Sun nd als f j orden , ▁( pop ulation : ▁ 4 6 2 ) ▁was ▁separated ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁municipality ▁of ▁Ul v unde id . ▁This ▁left ▁ Ø ks end al ▁with ▁ 6 5 4 ▁inhabitants . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9