Svinør is an
island
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in
Lindesnes
Lindesnes () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Manda ...
municipality in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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. The island lies immediately south of the mainland by the village of
Ã…vik
Ã…vik is a small seaport village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is on the coast near the southernmost part of Norway, about to the southeast of the village of Svenevig
Svenevig or Svennevik is a village in Lindes ...
. The island essentially forms the southern part of the Ã…vik village harbour. The island sits about half-way between the Lindesnes peninsula to the west and the town of
Mandal
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to the east. The fishing village is very picturesque due to its wooden houses dating back to the 1700s and 1800s.
History
Svinør was once a very prosperous port with its own customs house. The port was a good port to protect ships in bad weather, especially near the harsh waters surrounding the Lindesnes peninsula (the Norwegian term ''uthavn'' meaning "exterior harbor"). During the early 1800s, there were over 100 residents on the small island, but by 1993, the last permanent resident left the island, leaving the island as a haven for
holiday cottage
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s that bring many residents each summer.
Media gallery
Svinør.jpg, House in Svinør (previously a ship works)
Svinør-gammelt.jpg, Svinør in the past, in the background we can see Åvik village on the mainland.
Svinør - no-nb digifoto 20151021 00092 NB MIT FNR 10044.jpg, Åvik village in the foreground, Svinør island in the background.
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
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Lindesnes
Islands of Agder
Islands of the North Sea
Ports and harbours of the North Sea