Flåvær is group of islets and

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in the

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in the

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of Herøy in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county,

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. The islands are located north of the island

Gurskøya Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is shared by the municipalities of Sande and Herøy. The villages of Gursken, Larsnes, and Moldtustranda are located on the island. The southern part of the island was ...

and southwest of the town of

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. It includes the islets ''Flåvær'', ''Husholmen'', ''Torvholmen'', and ''Vardholmen'' (the Norwegian term ''holme'' translates as islet, signifying that these are small).

History

In earlier times, there was extensive activity at Flåvær due to its central position in the

. Flåvær was both a fishing station and a store where the fishing fleet could get supplies close to the fishing fields. It provided useful harbor and mooring facilities. In the days of the rich

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fisheries, the harbor was often crowded with fishing vessels, and as many as 1,500 people gathered there. From 1873 to 1976 there was a

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. Also, from 1929 to 1961 and again from 1981 until 1984, a

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was located here. The Flåvær fyrstasjon, which was erected on ''Vardholmen'' in 1870, is still located there. By 1981, Flåvær had only 14 remaining inhabitants on the four islets. Today ''Flåvær'' is depopulated, but it is possible to spend a vacation in the cottages there and to arrange for conferences on ''Flåvær'' and ''Torvholmen''.

Panorama view

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History

Panorama view

See also

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