Lauer is a small island in the

Hvaler Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Viken County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipali ...

municipality in South-East

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. The Hvaler islands are located in the

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, not far from the border with

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. The island was first settled in the 17th century. Today, there are around 30 homes on Lauer, used as vacation homes in the summer only. Up until the 1980s, the island was inhabited all year round. There is a cottage for hire on the island.''Lauer''
Information in Norwegian about cottage for hire. Website of Oslofjordens friluftsråd. "A short ferry ride from Skjærhalden find Lauer...Today, there are no residents left, while the tourists dominate in the summer." (visited 11 December 2010) There is a

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service operated to Lauer by Hollungen from the mainland port of

Skjærhalden Skjærhalden is the administrative centre of Hvaler municipality, Norway. It is located on the island Kirkeøy Kirkeøy is the largest island in the Norwegian municipality of Hvaler. Its name means "church island" and is derived from Hvaler Church ...

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Hvaler Islands of Viken (county) {{Viken-geo-stub