Røvær
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Røvær is a small island in the county of Rogaland, Norway, and belongs to Haugesund municipality. It has about hundred permanent residents, as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at the hostel (Røvær Sjøhus) or the new hotel (Røvær culture hotel). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves either through farming, fishing, at the express boat service, teachers at the islands' local school, at the fish farm (salmon) or commuting to the mainland. There is regular express boat service between Røvær, Feøy and Haugesund and most residents also own a private boat and a car parked in Haugesund city. The boat have capacity to take one car onboard, a direct route between Røvær and Haugesund takes 25 minutes one way. Røvær is a living society and trying to survive in a country where the population in the citys are rising and the population in the countryside is decreaseing. The weather can be nice in the summer (june to august) with temperatures between 15 to 27 degrees celsius. Temperature in the winter time is around -5 to +10 degrees celsius.
During World War II the island was occupied by Germans and there is still a concrete pillbox on the highest hill(called: Varden)From varden it is possible to watch the sun go down into the sea (since the air often contains a lot of moisture the sunsets are wonderful.)
