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Sandøya (other)
Sandøya or Sandøy ( en, the sand island, link=no) may refer to: People *Brandur Sandoy (born 1973), a Faroese politician, sheep farmer and businessman *Paul Joakim Sandøy (born 1987), a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party Places * Sandøya, Agder, an island in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway * Sandøya, Møre og Romsdal, an island in Ålesund municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Sandøya, Telemark, an island in Porsgrunn municipality in Telemark county, Norway * Sandøya, Troms, an island in Tromsø municipality in Troms county, Norway * Sandøy Church, a parish church in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway See also * Sandoy * Sandø (other) * Sandøy municipality {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandur Sandoy
Brandur Sandoy (born 23 April 1973 in Sandur, Faroe Islands) is a Faroe Islands, Faroese politician, sheep farmer and businessman. His surname is the same as the name of the island Sandoy, where he lives. He runs a sheep farm in Inni í Dal between Sandur and Skopun, near the school and football stadium of B71 Sandoy. He also runs a small business named BS-Smíð and rents a holiday home together with his wife Anja Sandoy, with whom he has three children: Várdis, Pauli and Pál. He is a former football player, he played for B71 Sandoy in the 1990s. Political career Sandoy was elected to the town council of Sandur in November 2008 and took seat in the town council on 1 January 2009. At that time Páll á Reynatúgvu was mayor, but in October 2009 Brandur Sandoy became mayor. In November 2011 he became a member of the Faroese parliament representing People's Party (Faroe Islands), People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin), the Løgting. He was not elected directly, but because his party th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Joakim Sandøy
Paul Joakim Sandøy (born 8 May 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Hailing from Molde, he was a city councilman in Molde from 2007 to 2011. He has been the leader of the Young Conservatives of Molde and deputy leader of the Young Conservatives of Hordaland. He was a member of the central board of the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 2010, and he succeeded Henrik Asheim as leader in 2012. He was succeeded by Kristian Tonning Riise on 21 June 2014. Sandøy is a law student at the University of Bergen. He is an outspoken supporter of his native Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ... football team. References 1987 births Living people People from Molde Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandøya, Agder
Sandøya ( en, Sand island) is an island in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The island is located along the southern Skagerrak coast and it has roughly 200 permanent residents (2017). The island has no bridge to the mainland, and the inhabitants rely on boats for transportation. Cars are parked at the nearby island Borøya. There are only four cars on the island, which are seldom in use. Being close to the popular tourist attraction Lyngør (a nearby group of islands frequented by thousands of tourists every summer), Sandøya is a popular summer vacation spot. The population rises to several thousand in the summer. Climate The climate is mild, with mostly snow-free winters, and warm summers. The island probably gained its name because the soil consists mostly of sand. To maintain a garden, it is in many places necessary to enrich the soil with seaweed. Though the island is in no way self-sufficient, with most of the adult residents working on the mainland, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandøya, Møre Og Romsdal
Sandøya is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island was the namesake of the former Sandøy municipality. The highest point on the island is the tall hill ''Bustihaugen''. The island has ferry connections to Finnøya, Ona, and Orta. The historic Sandøy Church is located on this island. See also *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 * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * Andøya, Vesterålen * Andøya, Agder * ... References Ålesund Islands of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandøy Church
Sandøy Church ( no, Sandøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Sandøya. It is one of the two churches for the Sandøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1812 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but it was an old, dilapidated building by that time. At that time, it was located on the eastern coast of the island of Sandøya and originally the church was an annex chapel to the main Aukra Church in the Aukra prestegjeld. Since this annex church was built on a rocky island, there was no graveyard surrounding the church. Parishioners had to travel to Aukra Church to bury their dead. During the 1600s, the church fell into disuse due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandoy
Sandoy ("Sand Island") is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun. , the largest population centre on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of 532. Other settlements include Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur. Sandoy gets its name from the large beach at Sandur, and the general sandy soil of the island. It is the only island with dunes. There are similarly named islands, Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Sanday in the Inner Hebrides and Sandøy in Norway. At present the Sandoyartunnilin is being constructed between the centre of the island and the port of Gamlarætt on Streymoy. Construction started in 2019 and is not expected to be finished before 2023. Agriculture The island is considered the best island for agriculture due to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandø (other)
Sandø ( en, sand island) may refer to: *, an island on the Coastline of Norway *Sandø, an old name for Sande municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway *Sandø, an old name for Sandøy municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway See also *Sandor (other) *Sandøya (other) Sandøya or Sandøy ( en, the sand island, link=no) may refer to: People *Brandur Sandoy (born 1973), a Faroese politician, sheep farmer and businessman *Paul Joakim Sandøy (born 1987), a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party Places * ..., including Sandoy * Sand Island (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |