Silvalen (or ''Herøyholmen'') is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of the municipality of
Herøy in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located on two different islands,
Nord-Herøy and
Sør-Herøy, with the Herøysundet strait running between them. The
Herøysundet Bridge crosses the strait, connecting both sides of the village.
Herøy Church is located in the southern part of the village.
The village has a population (2018) of 860 and a
population density
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of .
References
Villages in Nordland
Herøy, Nordland
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