Værøy

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	Værøy
Basic data
Commune number :	1857
Province  (county) :	North country
Coordinates :	67 ° 41 ′  N , 12 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 67 ° 41 ′  N , 12 ° 40 ′  E
Surface:	18.64 km²
Residents:	728  (Feb. 27, 2020)
Population density :	39 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Bokmål
Website:	Værøy
politics
Mayor :	Susan Berg Kristiansen  (Værøylista) (2019)
Location in the province of Nordland

Værøy is an island and municipality in Fylke Nordland in Norway . The uninhabited island of Mosken, located in the middle of Moskenstraumen , also belongs to the municipality .

Location and dates

View from Å to Værøy Island

In Værøy, 728 people live on an area of ​​18.6 km² (as of February 27, 2020).

Capital of the island is the place Sørland with 622 inhabitants.

In Sørland there is a petrol station, several shops, a workshop, a bank, a library and a doctor. 80% of the population live from fishing, the rest from services and tourism.

climate

The weather on Værøy is extremely changeable, sun and rain, wind and fog can follow one another very quickly. The winter climate is mild due to the Gulf Stream . This creates a suitable climate for the production of stockfish .

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Description : "In blue a red-armored silver puffin ".

traffic

Former airport

There are ferry connections to the mainland to Bodø and to the Lofoten towns of Røst and Moskenes near Sørvågen .

There is a daily helicopter connection to Bodø, the former airport, however, was abandoned due to low occupancy and poor weather conditions; previously there had been several, sometimes fatal, crashes after take-offs or landings from the airport. In the former tower building, a small artisanal praline production was based. However, it was closed after a fire a few years ago.

tourism

With the falling profitability of fishing, tourism has become more important for the residents. The main tourist attractions include the old eagle traps and the oldest church in Lofoten.

One campsite on the island is now closed.

Trivia

In the children's book Latte Igel travels to Lofoten by Sebastian Lybeck (1969), Værøy is the seat of the predatory eagle Groff, to whom the three heroes of the story must travel to free the elf Kirivi from the eagle's captivity.

Web links

Commons : Værøy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Værøy (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
2. ↑ Tettsteders befolkning og areal Statistisk sentralbyrå, accessed on June 25, 2020
3. ^ Accident report LN-BNS, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 16, 2016.
4. ↑ Lofoten - Islands of Light , film by Claudia Buckenmaier. Broadcast on January 10, 2016 on RBB