Molde

Article summary

Molde ( ) is a town, an Urban Area, and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. Molde has a maritime, temperate climate, with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters. It is nicknamed The Town of Roses. The settlement emerged as a shipping port for lumber to the Netherlands in the late 1500s. Formal trading rights were granted at some point before 1604, and the town was incorporated through a royal charter in 1742. Bolsøy Municipality, which later merged with Molde town, was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The town continued to grow throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, becoming a centre for the Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative centre for the region, and was a major tourist destination until World War I. After World War II, Molde experienced accelerated growth, merging with Bolsøy Municipality and parts of Veøy Municipality and Nord-Aukra Municipality on 1 January 1964, making the municipality much larger than the urban area of the town of Molde.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1838-01-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1838-01-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1912 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1832 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1911 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1838-01-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1838-01-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1912". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1832". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1911". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378777731