Havøysund
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Havøysund is the administrative centre of the Måsøy
municipality, Norway
. Its population in 2006 was 1,125. Located on Havøya, but is connected to the mainland through the Havøysund Bridge
.
Norsk Hydro
has built a windmill park on the island, which has become a landmark for people at sea. The 15 windmills take 30 minutes by foot to reach from the town and are located at the Gavel, where the viewpoint and cafe Arctic view
provides an undisturbed view towards the Barents Sea
and to the surrounding arctic archipelago.
Måsøy Museum is located in Havøysund, the centre of the municipality of Måsøy
. The museum was established in a building that was originally built as a rectory. The collection of items consists in large parts of tools and technical equipment as used by fishermen through the 1900s. There are in addition several fixed exhibitions such as kitchen, living room, schoolhouse and line baiting booth.
The connecting bridge to the mainland was opened by the late King Olav. Havøysund is a fishing village which offers a generally wide range of common services. Here are fishing factories, a boat yard, a petrol station, doctors, a church, various shops, a sports hall, as well as a second museum, just to mention some of the things you will find here. Havøysund also has a varied and lovely architecture; all the way along the beach one finds post-war houses, the so-called gjenreisingshus (the houses built after World War II all had the same design). Up in the valley there are houses from later decades.
The local supermarket is part of the chain Coop Marked
branch, a subsidiary of the Coop company, similar to the Tesco Extra of Tesco
in the United Kingdom.
The closest airport to Havøysund is Lakselv Airport which is situated 104km off the island of Havøysund. The airport has flights to Oslo
for connecting flights which run on a regular basis.
Havøysund is also a stop on Hurtigruten
, between Hammerfest
and Honningsvåg
.
Måsøy
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund.Måsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population in 2006 was 1,125. Located on Havøya, but is connected to the mainland through the Havøysund Bridge
Havøysund Bridge
Havøysund Bridge is a cantilever bridge that crosses Havøysundet from the mainland to the fishing village Havøysund on Havøya in Finnmark county in Norway. The Havöysund bridge is the northernmost bridge in the world...
.
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
has built a windmill park on the island, which has become a landmark for people at sea. The 15 windmills take 30 minutes by foot to reach from the town and are located at the Gavel, where the viewpoint and cafe Arctic view
Arctic view
Arctic View is the name of a viewpoint and restaurant at the end of Havøya in Måsøy municipality in Vest-Finnmark in Norway. The place is located 5 kilometres northwest of Havøysund, the main center of the municipality....
provides an undisturbed view towards the Barents Sea
Barents Sea
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
and to the surrounding arctic archipelago.
Måsøy Museum is located in Havøysund, the centre of the municipality of Måsøy
Måsøy
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund.Måsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
. The museum was established in a building that was originally built as a rectory. The collection of items consists in large parts of tools and technical equipment as used by fishermen through the 1900s. There are in addition several fixed exhibitions such as kitchen, living room, schoolhouse and line baiting booth.
The connecting bridge to the mainland was opened by the late King Olav. Havøysund is a fishing village which offers a generally wide range of common services. Here are fishing factories, a boat yard, a petrol station, doctors, a church, various shops, a sports hall, as well as a second museum, just to mention some of the things you will find here. Havøysund also has a varied and lovely architecture; all the way along the beach one finds post-war houses, the so-called gjenreisingshus (the houses built after World War II all had the same design). Up in the valley there are houses from later decades.
The local supermarket is part of the chain Coop Marked
Coop Marked
Coop Marked is a chain of 384 local grocery stores throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain represents the smallest stores in the Coop range, and is predominantly used in rural areas too small to support Coop Prix stores....
branch, a subsidiary of the Coop company, similar to the Tesco Extra of Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
in the United Kingdom.
The closest airport to Havøysund is Lakselv Airport which is situated 104km off the island of Havøysund. The airport has flights to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
for connecting flights which run on a regular basis.
Havøysund is also a stop on Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
, between Hammerfest
Hammerfest
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
and Honningsvåg
Honningsvåg
at 70° 58' N, in Nordkapp municipality, claims to be the northernmost city in Norway and even in the world, although the title is disputed by Hammerfest, Norway; Barrow, Alaska; and Longyearbyen, Svalbard...
.