Fosnavåg Explained

Official Name:Fosnavåg
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sunnmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Herøy Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Established Title:Established as
Established Date: 
Established Title1:Norwegian: By (Town)
Established Date1:2000
Area Total Km2:3.11
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:3621
Population Density Km2:1164
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6090 Fosnavåg
Coordinates:62.3419°N 5.634°W
Elevation M:4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

is a town in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Herøy. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side of the island.

Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of Remøya and Runde via the Remøy Bridge and Runde Bridge. The village of Eggesbønes lies south of the town along the shore of the Herøyfjord, just north of the Flåvær islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The large island of Gurskøya lies south of Fosnavåg.

On 7 June 2002, the municipal council voted to give Fosnavåg "town status". This means that ships harbored in Fosnavåg can be registered here instead of in other nearest towns like Ålesund and Ulsteinvik. The 3.11km2 town has a population (2018) of 3,621 and a population density of .[2]

Economy

Previously functioning mainly as an important fishing port, Fosnavåg has now become a major home for various maritime companies ranging from fishing to shipping, including ship building. Havila Shipping and Rem Offshore are two of the large companies based here. The municipality's secondary school and the main Herøy Church are both also located here. The newspaper Vestlandsnytt is based in Fosnavåg.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fosnavåg, Herøy (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-09-11.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . 1 January 2018. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Web site: Fosnavåg. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2010-09-18.