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Island Attractions In Western Norway

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Western Norway is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has a population of approximately 1.3 million people. The largest city is Bergen and the second-largest is Stavanger. Historically the regions of Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal have been included in Western Norway.Western Norway, as well as other parts of historical regions of Norway, shares a common history with Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland and to a lesser extent the Netherlands and Britain. For example, the Icelandic horse i...
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Island Attractions In Western Norway

  • 1. Flor & Fjære Stavanger
    Flor og Fjære is a collection of man-made tropical gardens on the island of Sør-Hidle outside of Stavanger, Norway. The gardens and restaurant became open to the public in 1995, hosting two tours per day during their season from the beginning of May until the end of September. In 2013, Flor og Fjære hosted close to 35,000 guests during this five-month season. The island has hosted many business retreats and events such as the Norwegian Chess Tournament in 2015. The island was also visited by all three Nordic Royal Houses. When Queen Sonja of Norway celebrated her 70th birthday on the island
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  • 3. Veoya Island Molde
    Veøya is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at a junction of the three main branches of Romsdal Fjord between the island of Sekken and the mainland near the village of Nesjestranda. The 6-square-kilometre island was the municipal centre of the old Veøy municipality. The island was Norway's first legally protected land, and the buildings on the island, including the Old Veøy Church, are now part of the Romsdal Museum.
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  • 4. Utsira Haugesund
    Utsira [ˈʊtsɪɾɑ] is the smallest municipality of Norway. The island municipality is located in northwestern Rogaland county, just off the western coast of Norway. Utsira is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The municipality consists of the main island of Utsira as well as several small, uninhabited outlying islands. Utsira is located in the North Sea, about 18 kilometres west of the town of Haugesund. All of the 206 residents live on the main island of Utsira, where the administrative centre and Utsira Church is located. The 6-square-kilometre municipality is the 421st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway, making it the second smallest municipality after the nearby island municipality of Kvitsøy. Utsira is the 422nd most populous municipality in Norway...
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  • 5. Store Sotra Fjell Municipality
    Sotra or Store Sotra is the name of a large island in Hordaland county, Norway, located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called Sotra that are part of a large archipelago stretching from Fedje southwards along the coast of Norway. The larger island of the two is Store Sotra , and the smaller of the two is Litlesotra. Roughly 30,500 people live on the two islands of Sotra.
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  • 6. Litlesotra Fjell Municipality
    Litlesotra, or sometimes Lille Sotra, is an island in Fjell municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the Sotra island group which makes up the southern part of a larger archipelago of islands from Fedje south through Øygarden. The 16.7-square-kilometre island has about 10,000 residents. The main settlement on the island is Straume. Other settlements include Knarrevik, Foldnes, and Brattholmen. The island is connected to the mainland via the Sotra Bridge. It is also connected to the large island of Sotra, via a series of bridges over the island of Bildøy.The island lies where the Hjeltefjorden meets the Byfjorden. The island of Bjorøyna lies to the south, the island of Askøy lies to the northeast, the island of Geitung lies to the northwest, and Bildøy and Sotra islands ...
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  • 7. Haramsoy Haram Municipality
    Haramsøya is an island in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located between the islands of Lepsøya and Flemsøya, just 4 kilometres northwest of the mainland of Haram. The village of Austnes is located on the southeast part of the island, and that is the location of Haram Church. The Ulla lighthouse is located on the north end of the island. The island is connected to the mainland via a car ferry to the mainland and to Lepsøya. The Ullasund Bridge connects the island to the neighboring island of Flemsøya to the north. The population of the island is 656.
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  • 9. Bremangerlandet Sogn Og Fjordane
    Bremangerlandet is an island in Bremanger Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 153-square-kilometre island is the largest island in the county. The highest point on the island is the 889-metre tall mountain Svartevassegga, however the cliff at Hornelen, located 1 kilometre to the east, is more well-known and has an elevation of 860 metres . The 4-kilometre long lake Dalevatnet is located in the central part of the island.The island is located northeast of the smaller island of Frøya. Bremangerlandet island lies on the southern side of the mouth of the large Nordfjorden and the island of Vågsøy lies on the north side of the fjord's mouth. The small island of Husevågøy lies in the middle of the fjord, just north of Bremangerlandet...
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  • 10. Fedje Island Western Norway
    Fedje is an island municipality in the Nordhordland region of Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fedje. The other main population centre is the village of Fedje. The traditional economic activity of the inhabitants is fishing. The 9-square-kilometre municipality is the 420th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fedje is the 414th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 587. The municipality's population density is 65.6 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has decreased by 5.3% over the last decade. The municipality consists of the main island of Fedje which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island. The name Fedje applies both to the ma...
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