Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
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| Herøy kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1515 | ||
| Administrative centre | Fosnavåg | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Arnulf Goksøyr (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 372 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 135 km² (52.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 118 km² (45.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 8,400 | ||
| - Density | 71/km² (183.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 0.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 124 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Herøværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.heroy.kommune.no | |||
Herøy is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Herøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Sande was separated from Herøy 1867.
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[edit] Geography
The main population and administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fosnavåg, located on the island of Bergsøya. Herøy consists of eight islands, among them Runde, notable for its large seabird colonies and Skorpa, famous for its role as a station for the Shetland bus.
The Herøyfjord bisects Herøy municipality. A fishing station, Flåvær is located on a group of islets and skerries in the Herøyfjord, It includes the islets Flåvær, Husholmen, Torvholmen and Varholmen[2].
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after a archipelago of small islands (Old Norse Herøyjar). For the meaning of the first element see Herøy, Nordland, the last element is the plural form of øy f 'island'.
Until 1918 the name was written Herø.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1987. It shows two stems, which represent the 7th century Kvalsund boats found in the municipality.
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[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
- ^ Flåvær light house is located on Varholmen.
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