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Røvær is an island group in Haugesund Municipality in 
The Røvær islands have about one hundred permanent residents (2014), as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at Røvær Seahouse (''Røvær Sjøhus'') or the newer Røvær Culture Hotel (''Røvær Kulturhotell''). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves principally through farming, fishing, employment at the express boat service, teaching at the island's local school, working at the salmon fish farm, or by commuting to work on the mainland.
The weather can be nice in the summer (June to August) with temperatures between . Temperature in the winter time is around .
During World War II, the island was occupied by German military forces, and there is still a concrete pillbox on Varden, the island's highest point.
Røvær 01.jpg, Sjøhus, ferry pier, shop / post office
Røvær 02.jpg, Mjørsund and Suggevågen
Røvær 03.jpg, Sjøhus and canal
Røvær 04.jpg,
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...
county, Norway. The islands lie off the mainland shore about northwest of the town of Haugesund.
There is regular express boat service between Røvær, the neighboring island of Feøy
Feøy is a small island group in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island group lies west of the town of Haugesund and the island of Karmøy, southeast of the islands of Røvær, and northeast of the island of Utsira.
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, and the town of Haugesund. Most island residents also own a private boat and have a car parked in Haugesund that they use on the mainland. The ferry boats have capacity to take one car on board; a direct route between Røvær and Haugesund takes 25 minutes each way.
The Røvær islands have about one hundred permanent residents (2014), as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at Røvær Seahouse (''Røvær Sjøhus'') or the newer Røvær Culture Hotel (''Røvær Kulturhotell''). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves principally through farming, fishing, employment at the express boat service, teaching at the island's local school, working at the salmon fish farm, or by commuting to work on the mainland.
The weather can be nice in the summer (June to August) with temperatures between . Temperature in the winter time is around .
During World War II, the island was occupied by German military forces, and there is still a concrete pillbox on Varden, the island's highest point.
Media gallery
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
creels
Røvær 05.jpg, memorial 1899
Røvær und Leuchtturm Røværsholmen WP.jpg, Blick zum Leuchtturm Røværsholmen
Røvær 06.jpg, total view
See also
* List of islands of NorwayReferences
Islands of Rogaland Haugesund {{Rogaland-geo-stub