is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of the municipality of Herøy. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the

Eggesbønes Eggesbønes is a village that is located in the southern part of the town of Fosnavåg in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Located on the southern part of the island of Bergsøya, Herøy, Ber ...

area on the south side of the island. Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of

Nerlandsøya Nerlandsøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located northwest of the town of Fosnavåg and east of the island of Skorpa, Møre og Romsdal, Skorpa. The island ...

via the

Nerlandsøy Bridge The Nerlandsøy Bridge ( no, Nerlandsøybrua) is a bridge that crosses the Søre Vaulen strait between the islands of Bergsøya and Nerlandsøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long Nerlandsøy Bridge ope ...

to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of

Remøya Remøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located north of the municipal center of Fosnavåg. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges ...

and

Runde Runde is an island in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has a population of 113 people (as of 2015), and it is connected by the Runde Bridge to the island of Remøya to the south. ...

via the

Remøy Bridge The Remøy Bridge ( no, Remøybrua) is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county highway 18 over the Nordr ...

and

Runde Bridge Runde is an island in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has a population of 113 people (as of 2015), and it is connected by the Runde Bridge to the island of Remøya to the south. ...

. The village of

lies south of the town along the shore of the

Herøyfjord The Herøyfjorden or Herøyfjord is a fjord which bisects the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is about long and about wide, between the islands of Bergsøya and Gurskøya. The fjord has a maximum depth of ...

, just north of the

Flåvær Flåvær is group of islets and skerries in the Herøyfjord in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The islands are located north of the island Gurskøya and southwest of the town of Fosnavåg. It includes the islet ...

islands and the

Flåvær Lighthouse Flåvær fyr is a coastal lighthouse on the island of Vardholmen in the Flåvær islands in the Herøyfjord in the municipality of Herøy on west coast of Norway. The lighthouse is located southwest of Fosnavåg and Eggesbønes and north of the ...

. The large island of

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 ...

lies south of Fosnavåg. On 7 June 2002, the municipal council voted to give Fosnavåg "

town status City status is a symbolic and legal designation given by a national or subnational government. A municipality may receive city status because it already has the qualities of a city, or because it has some special purpose. Historically, city status ...

". This means that ships harbored in Fosnavåg can be registered here instead of in other nearest towns like Ålesund and Ulsteinvik. The town has a population (2018) of 3,621 and a

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

of .

Economy

Previously functioning mainly as an important

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

port, Fosnavåg has now become a major home for various maritime companies ranging from fishing to

shipping Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting Commodity, commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it h ...

, including ship building. Havila Shipping and

Rem Offshore Rem Offshore () is a fishing and supply shipping company based in Fosnavåg, Norway. The group operates two platform supply vessels, one anchor handling tug supply vessels and two multi purpose supply vessels. In addition the group has two fishi ...

are two of the large companies based here. The municipality's secondary school and the main

Herøy Church Herøy Church ( no, Herøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fosnavåg, on the island of Bergsøya. It is the church for the Herø ...

are both also located here. The newspaper ''

Vestlandsnytt ''Vestlandsnytt'' (The Western Norway Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Fosnavåg in Møre og Romsdal county. The paper is published in Nynorsk and is edited by Endre Vorren. It is issued twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. ...

'' is based in Fosnavåg.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fosnavaag Cities and towns in Norway Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Populated places in Møre og Romsdal 2000 establishments in Norway

Economy

See also

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