Måløy () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Kinn
Kinn is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020. It is in the traditional districts of Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. The municipality is the only non-contiguous municipality in Norway since the municipality ...
in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. It is located on the southeastern side of the
island of Vågsøy, about northeast of the village of
Holvika and about south of the village of
Raudeberg
Raudeberg is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy. The villages of Refvika, Vedvika, and Langeneset are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Mål� ...
. The
Måløy Bridge connects the town centre to the area of
Deknepollen on the mainland.
Sør-Vågsøy Church
Sør-Vågsøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Måløy on the southeastern coast of the Vågsøy (island), island of Vågsøy. It is the church for t ...
is located in Måløy.
Måløy is one of the most important fishing ports in Norway. In 1997, the town was granted
town status by the municipality.
The town has a population (2018) of 3,283 and a
population density
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of .
Prior to 2020, the town was also the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old
Vågsøy Municipality
Vågsøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane counties of Norway, county, Norway. It was located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administr ...
.
History
Måløy was founded as a trading center on the small island of
Moldøen, or Måløya, on the Ulvesundet
strait
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between Vågsøy island and the mainland. As trade flourished, the town gradually moved to the larger island of Vågsøy, while keeping the name of the smaller island. This is the cause of some confusion, although the smaller island is today often known as "Lisje-Måløyna" (literally ''smaller Måløy'') or "Øyna" (literally ''the island''). During
World War II
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, it was used as a
German
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coastal fortress, which led to the eradication of all settlement on the island to make room for the fortress, and as a result of
Operation Archery in December 1941.
Måløy was the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old municipality of
Sør-Vågsøy
Sør-Vågsøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964 and it encompassed the southern part of the Vågsøy ...
which existed from 1910 until 1964, and it was then made the administrative centre of the new Vågsøy municipality which was created in 1964. In 2020, Vågsøy was merged with
Flora Municipality to form the new
Kinn Municipality
Kinn is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020. It is in the traditional districts of Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. The municipality is the only non-contiguous municipality in Norway since the municipality of ...
. At that time, Måløy lost its administrative centre status.
Townscape
The town square in Måløy has a monument remembering the citizens of
Sør-Vågsøy
Sør-Vågsøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964 and it encompassed the southern part of the Vågsøy ...
and
Davik municipalities who died in World War II. Another monument, located elsewhere in the town, is a memorial to
Martin Linge, the only Norwegian who died during
Operation Archery. Few streets in Måløy are named; most, especially the ones on the hillside, are only numbered.
Culture
The festival ''Måløydagene'' is arranged in the town every year. In 2004, Måløy was awarded the role as a
2008 Tall Ships' Races main port. The town was the host of the participating
tall ship
A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigging, rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a r ...
s from July 28 until August 4. The event had a budget of , of which the county government would sponsor . The town offered great hospitality and welcomed crews warmly. The town, with STI had organized much in the way of crew activities.
Education
The only upper secondary school in the municipality, Måløy
vidaregåande skule, as well as several
lower secondary schools and
elementary school
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s, are located in the vicinity of the town. The closest institutions of
higher education
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are
Sogn og Fjordane University College
Sogn and Fjordane University College (, HiSF) was a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. The college is now part of Høgskulen på Vestlandet.
History
The university college's campuses were loca ...
, located in
Sogndal
Sogndal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansv ...
,
Førde
Førde is a former municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center was the town of Førde which in 2016 had 10,255 inhabitants. Other villages in Før ...
, and
Sandane
Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about wes ...
,
Ã…lesund University College in
Ã…lesund
Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Ålesund, Asp� ...
, and the
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...
in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
.
Sports
The
association football
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club
Tornado Måløy FK is the result of a merger between the independent clubs Tornado and Måløy in 2002. The club has two stadiums, one of which is located in Måløy, the other is in
Refvika. The club's two men's senior teams play in the Norwegian
third division and fifth division as of 2008.
International relations
Måløy has a
friendship agreement with the following "twin" towns:
*
Lerwick
Lerwick ( or ; ; ) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom.
Centred ...
,
Shetland
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,
Scotland
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See also
*
List of towns and cities in Norway
This is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian language word means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but sin ...
*
Nordfjord Folkeblad (1933–1952) newspaper
References
External links
*
Tall Ship's Race in Måløy
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Kinn
Cities and towns in Norway
Populated places in Vestland
Port cities and towns of the North Sea
1997 establishments in Norway