Halsnøy

Halsnøy

Halsnøy is a small island located near Stord in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It has c. 2,500 inhabitantsFact|date=February 2008, and is 38 square kilometres in area.

It consists of Sæbøvik, the only remaining official village in Norway, Høylandsbygd, one of Western Norway's shipping capitals, in addition to several other residential zones.

It was notable historically as the site of Halsnøy Abbey (dissolved in 1536), once one of the richest monasteries in Norway.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Halsnoy — Halsnøy ist die größte Insel im Süden der Kommune Kvinnherad im Westen Norwegens. Mit einer Einwohnerzahl von etwa 2400 (2006) ist sie zugleich die am dichtesten besiedelte Insel der Kommune. Die wichtigsten Orte sind Sæbøvik, Høylandsbygd und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Halsnøy — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Halsnøy Der Mittelteil der Insel, im Hintergrund Stord Gewässer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Halsnøy Abbey — was a house of Augustinian Canons located on the island of Halsnøy on the Hardangerfjord in Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway, and was one of the richest monasteries in medieval Norway.The monastery is believed to have been founded in 1163 or 1164 by …   Wikipedia

  • Erling Skakke — (1115 ndash; 18 June 1179), the son of Kyrpinga Orm, was a Norwegian strongman and earl during the 12th century. He earned his name crusading with the Earl of Orkney in the Mediterranean from 1152 to 1155. Erling first sailed for the Holy Land,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Christian religious houses in Norway — This is a list of Christian religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Norway, for both men and women. All those before the Reformation were of course Roman Catholic; the modern ones are a mixture of Roman Catholic and Protestant communities …   Wikipedia

  • Gletscherschrammen — Eine Kritzung, bekannter als Gletscherschrammen, ist eine typische, durch den Gletscherschliff verursachte Oberflächenstruktur des Gesteins. Gekritztes Geschiebe aus dem Münsterländer Kiessandzug in Neuenkirchen/Offlum …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Erling Skakke — (i.e:tord col) (vers 1115 – tué le 18 juin 1179) est un Jarl norvégien du XIIe siècle. Il est le père du roi Magnus V de Norvège, qui règne sur le pays de 1161 à 1184. Sommaire 1 Origine 2 Biographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des îles de Hordaland — îles de Hordaland Cet article recense les îles du comté de Hordaland en Norvège. Sommaire 1 Méthodologie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Counties of Norway — A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first order subnational divisions (fylker or counties ) with Svalbard and Jan Mayen …   Wikipedia

  • List of islands of Norway — This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.A*Alden *Aldra *Algerøy *Alsten *Anda *Andørja *Andøya *Arnøy, Salten *Arnøy, Troms *Arøya *Askrova *Askøy *Atløy *Austvågøya… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”