Aubøsund

Coordinates: 59°15′2″N 005°51′20″E / 59.25056°N 5.85556°E / 59.25056; 5.85556

Aubøsund, juni 2010

Aubøsund is a strait between Aubø and Bjergøy on Sjernarøyene in Finnøy municipality, Rogaland . It is known as an old trading place, with a wharf, store, and post office.

History

The name probably comes from the Norse man named Audi, and bø, which means farm.^[1] A burial mound at Steinneset suggests that the place has been inhabited since the Iron Age. Since the earliest writings in the 1500s, Aubøsund has been a croft, belonging to the farm at Aubø.^[2] Around 1860, trading and herring industry was started in Mariavigen. In 1913, the current store at the pier was built, and the old store at Mariavigen has since been used as a boathouse. There has also been fur farm, chicken farm, telephone central, gas station and marina in Aubøsund, but none of these exicts today.

Industry

Today, there is a general store and a post office near the pier. Otherwise, the primary industry is dominating with farms on both sides of the strait. The current store has since about 1950 has been driven by Signy Halsne. The store is very famous for its homemade lefse.^[3]

Transportation

The public pier was built in 1905, and was used for passenger transport until 1978, when the pier at Nesheim took over the traffic. Today, the pier is mainly used by the doctor, vet and various commercial transport.

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