Rødøy

	Rødøy Rødøy may refer to: Places Rødøy Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway Rødøya, an island within Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Rødøy Church, a church in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway Rødøya, Alstahaug, an island in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway Rødøya, Troms, an island in Kvænangen Municipality Kvænangen (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. Other notable villages in the municipality include Alteide ... in Troms county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rødøy Municipality Rødøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågaholmen. Other villages include Gjerøy, Jektvika, Kilboghamn, Melfjordbotn, Oldervika, Rødøy, Oldervika, Sørfjorden, Rødøy, Sørfjorden, and Tjong, Nordland, Tjong. The municipality consists of many islands to the west of Norway's second biggest glacier, Svartisen. The municipality is the 162nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rødøy is the 325th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,139. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Rødøy was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1884, the northern district of Rødøy was separated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rødøy Church Rødøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Rødøya. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Grenstad. The church seats about 700 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was not built that year. The first church here was located about north of the present site of the church (an alternate site where there may be evidence of this first church is about north of the present church site). The first church was likely a stave church that was built in the 14th century. During the 17th century, records show that the church was in need of replacing one of the large stave posts. In 1725, the old medieval buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rødøya Rødøya is an island in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located just west of the mouth of the Tjongsfjorden, north of the island of Gjerdøya, and west of the mainland. There are ferry connections from the village of Rødøy to the village of Jektvika on the mainland and to the nearby island of Gjerdøya. Rødøy Church is located in the village of Rødøy on the south side of the island. The island had 150 residents in 2017. See also * List of islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * Andøya, Vesterålen * Andøya, Agder ... References Islands of Nordland Rødøy {{Nordland-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rødøya, Alstahaug Rødøya is an island in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies at the mouth of the Vefsnfjorden and the Halsfjorden. The island is home to 23 people (in 2017), living mostly on the southern part of the island. The island is mountainous, especially in the north where the tall mountain ''Rødøyfjellet'' is located. The island is made up of a red-weathered serpentinite and chromium. The name of the island literally means "red island" in the Norwegian language, a name that was given because of the red color of the rocks. The island is only accessible by boat and there are car ferry connections to the villages of Stokka, Vevelstad, Stokka and Forvika on the mainland in Vevelstad Municipality. There are also ferry connections to the nearby islands of Mindlandet (to the west) and Tjøtta (island), Tjøtta (to the north). The ferry service from Vevelstad-Rødøya-Mindlandet-Tjøtta is included as part of the Norwegian County Road 17, a main highway on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]