Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| District | Sunnmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1515 | |
| Administrative centre | Fosnavåg | |
| Mayor (2003) | Arnulf Goksøyr (H) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 372 135 km² 118 km² 0.04 % |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 124 8,400 0.18 % 0.8 % 71/km² |
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| www.heroy.kommune.no |
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Herøy is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Its main city is Fosnavåg, located on the island of Bergsøy. 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[1].
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows two stems. (To represent the Kvalsund boats from the 7th century found in the municipality.)
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[edit] References
- ^ Flåvær light house is located on Varholmen.
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