Risøy or Risøya is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
in
Haugesund municipality in
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, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The island lies in the
Karmsund strait immediately south of the island of
Hasseløy and southeast of the island of
Vibrandsøy. Risøy is part of the
town of Haugesund. The west side of the island is dominated by the docks, workshops, and industrial hall belonging to
Aibel. Other offshore corporations also have offices on the southeast part of the island. The ferry to
Utsira operates from the Garpaskjær dock north on the island.
While the neighboring island of Hasseløy to the north received its bridge to the mainland in 1872, Risøy was only connected to the mainline by ferry for many years. One of the local ferrymen, Ola Flytt, has been honored with a statue and a street name on the island. Industrial development of the island began in earnest during the 1930s. At this time, Risøy was densely populated, with approximately 3000 residents. The development included the deepwater dock at Garpaskjær that could accommodate large ships. The road bridge from the mainland to the island was completed in 1939.
Residential housing still makes up much of the east side of the island. The island has a 2014 population of 527.
See also
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List of islands of Norway
References
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Islands of Rogaland
Haugesund