Herøya (Møre og Romsdal)

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Herøya
Access to Herøy Kystmuseum and Herøy amfi
Access to Herøy Kystmuseum and Herøy amfi
Waters Herøyfjord
Geographical location 62 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 33'  E
Herøya (Møre og Romsdal) (Norway)
Herøya (Møre og Romsdal)
The Viking musical Kongens Ring is performed every year on the Herøy amfi open-air theater
The Viking musical Kongens Ring is performed every year on the Herøy amfi open-air theater

Herøya is an island on the western Norwegian coast in the middle of the Herøyfjord ( Fylke Møre og Romsdal ).

The parish, the Thing and the municipality of Herøy are named after the island of Herøya . On the site of today's Herøy Kystmuseum there was originally a stone church built in Romanesque style, which was demolished in 1859 and replaced by a wooden church . This was again demolished in 1916 and replaced by a new church in Fosnavåg, Herøy kyrkje . However, the foundations of the old church are still in place today.

Herøya was already a well-known port and trading post in the Viking Age. The story tells of a dramatic meeting between King Olav Haraldsson and the Viking Møre-Karl in 1027. The open-air play " Kongens Ring " (The King's Ring) , performed annually in July, revolves around this encounter.

Like all islands in Herøy municipality, the island is connected to the mainland by bridge and can be easily reached without a ferry.

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