Husvær

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Husvær
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Husvær
Location in Nordland
Geography
Location Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 65°54′55″N12°06′57″E / 65.9154°N 12.1159°E / 65.9154; 12.1159 Coordinates: 65°54′55″N12°06′57″E / 65.9154°N 12.1159°E / 65.9154; 12.1159
Administration
County Nordland
Municipality Herøy

Husvær is an island group in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. The islands are located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Silvalen. The Sandværet islands lie about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Husvær. The islands have one main road connecting several of the populated islands together with a ferry link at the easter end. The main populated islands are Husvær, Prestøya, and Brasøya. The area around Husvær is brilliant for cruising around in a cayak. Lots of small islands to put up your tent and shallow waters between these islands make it perfect in the summer. Husvær Chapel offers several worship services each year. [1] [2]

Herøy, Nordland Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Herøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Silvalen. The municipality is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the town of Sandnessjøen.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Husvær Chapel Church in Nordland, Norway

Husvær Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Husvær island group. It is an annex chapel in the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1936 by the architects Otto Edvardsen and Peder Andersen. The chapel seats about 80 people.

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References

  1. {{cite . web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Her%C3%B8y/Husv%C3%A6r~251320/|title=Husvær|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian |accessdate=2011-12-29}}
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Husvær" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-29.