Hernar is an
island in
Øygarden
Øygarden is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is an island municipality located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Midhordland, stretching along the west coast of the cou ...
municipality in
Vestland county,
Norway. It is one of the northernmost islands in the Øygarden
archipelago. The island is rocky and barren. Most of the settlement is in one cluster on the southwestern part of the island along the small harbor area. The eastern third of the island is uninhabited.
It sits in a cluster of mostly uninhabited islands, about north of the island of
Seløyna
Seløyna or Seløy is an island in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island is the northernmost of the large populated islands in the Øygarden archipelago. It is connected to the island of Alvøyna by a short bridge over ...
, the northernmost large, populated island in Øygarden which is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges. Hernar has about 15 permanent inhabitants and many
holiday cabins. It is connected to the mainland via a passenger ferry service to the small island of
Hellesøyna, just off the coast of Seløyna. The ferry service is operated by
Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag
Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag is a Norwegian company based in Vestland. The company operates a small fleet of ferries.
History
BNR It has roots back to 1880 when Lindaas-Masfjorden Dampskibsselskap was created. The company was founded in 1974 whe ...
.
See also
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List of islands of Norway
References
Islands of Vestland
Øygarden
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