Røvær
Encyclopedia
Røvær is a small island in the county
of Rogaland
, Norway
, and belongs to Haugesund
municipality. It has about one hundred permanent residents, as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at the hostel (Røvær Sjøhus) or the new hotel (Røvær culture hotel). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves through farming, fishing, at the express boat service, teachers at the island's local school, at the fish farm (salmon) or commuting to the mainland. There is regular express boat service between Røvær, Feøy
and Haugesund and most residents also own a private boat and a car parked in Haugesund city. The boats have capacity to take one car onboard; a direct route between Røvær and Haugesund takes 25 minutes one way.
Røvær is a living society and trying to survive in a country where the population in the cities is rising and the population in the countryside is decreasing. The weather can be nice in the summer (June to August) with temperatures between 15 to 27 degrees celsius. Temperature in the winter time is around -5 to +10 degrees celsius.
During World War II
the island was occupied by Germans and there is still a concrete pillbox on the highest hill (called Varden). From Varden it is possible to watch the sun go down into the sea (since the air often contains a lot of moisture the sunsets are wonderful.)
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
of Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
, 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...
, and belongs to Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
municipality. It has about one hundred permanent residents, as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at the hostel (Røvær Sjøhus) or the new hotel (Røvær culture hotel). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves through farming, fishing, at the express boat service, teachers at the island's local school, at the fish farm (salmon) or commuting to the mainland. There is regular express boat service between Røvær, Feøy
Feøy
Feøy is a small island in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Feøy, Norway is off the west coast, closest to Haugesund and part of Karmøy kommune. It has 33 permanent residents, as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes. The permanent residents who are not retired support...
and Haugesund and most residents also own a private boat and a car parked in Haugesund city. The boats have capacity to take one car onboard; a direct route between Røvær and Haugesund takes 25 minutes one way.
Røvær is a living society and trying to survive in a country where the population in the cities is rising and the population in the countryside is decreasing. The weather can be nice in the summer (June to August) with temperatures between 15 to 27 degrees celsius. Temperature in the winter time is around -5 to +10 degrees celsius.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the island was occupied by Germans and there is still a concrete pillbox on the highest hill (called Varden). From Varden it is possible to watch the sun go down into the sea (since the air often contains a lot of moisture the sunsets are wonderful.)