Sør-Herøy

Sør-Herøy
Location in Nordland
Geography
Location Norway
Coordinates 65°58′27″N 12°15′48″E / 65.97417°N 12.26333°E / 65.97417; 12.26333Coordinates: 65°58′27″N 12°15′48″E / 65.97417°N 12.26333°E / 65.97417; 12.26333
Area 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 5 m (16 ft)[2]
Highest point Lauvås (48 m or 157 ft)
Administration
Norway
County Nordland
Municipality Herøy

Sør-Herøy (English: South Herøy)[3][4] is an island in the middle of the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway.[1] Sør-Herøy is surrounded by the following islands: Nord-Herøy (to the northeast), Tenna (to the south), and Indre Øksningan (to the northwest). To the west lies Færøysundet (Færøya Strait), named after the islet of Færøya, which is actually a peninsula connected to Sør-Herøy. To the east lies Herøysundet (Herøy Strait),[1] which is crossed by the Herøysund Bridge and Norwegian County Road 828[1] to Nord-Herøy. To the south lies Tennsundet (Tenna Strait) with the Tennsund Bridge and Norwegian County Road 161 to Tenna. The bridges create part of the road network connecting the municipality of Herøy to the island of Dønna, which lies to the north.

Sør-Herøy is the location of Herøy Church, an old stone church dating from the 1100s,[1] where the poet and priest Petter Dass served as a curate. The parsonage is also located on the island.

Herøy School serves students from Sør-Herøy, Tenna, and Nord-Herøy, which were combined into a single school district in 2008.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Thorsnæs, Geir (July 14, 2017). "Sør-Herøy". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sør-Herøy, Herøy (Nordland)". Yr. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About Herøy". Herøy-Helgeland. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Herøy". Go Norway. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Herøy skole". Herøy kommune. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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