What other towns are in the municipality that used to be named Sørøysund?
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Sørøysund Sørøysund is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Hammerfest. The former municipality encompassed the eastern part of the island of Sørøya, the northern part of the island of Seiland, and the northern part of Kvaløya (with the exception of the town of Hammerfest). The administrative centre of Sørøysund was the town of Hammerfest, even though the town was not part of Sørøysund.
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Hammerfest () is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord, Akkarfjord, and Kårhamn.
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Føyno Føyno is an island in Stord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 1 km2 island lies southwest of the island of Stord at the southern end of the Stokksundet sound. The Digernessundet strait runs between Stord and this island. Føyno had a central place in the district of Sunnhordland during the Middle Ages, and gave its name to the "skipreide" of Føyen.
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Halsnøy Halsnøya or Halsnøy is an island in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 38 km2 island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,300 inhabitants (2008) and it is the most populated island in Kvinnherad municipality. Prior to 2008, it was the most populated island in Norway without a direct connection to land, but the Halsnøy Tunnel opened that year, finally connecting it to the mainland by road. There is a regular ferry connection from southern Halsnøy to the neighboring islands of Fjelbergøya and Borgundøya, located just south of Halsnøy.
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Strømmen Strømmen is a town in Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents.
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Sjåstad Sjåstad is a village in Lier municipality, Buskerud county, Norway. Sjåstad and the neighboring village of Oddevall are regarded as one community. The two villages have a combined population of 556 (2014).
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Midøya Midøya (sometimes called "Mia") is an island in Midsund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 13.6 km2 island sits at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjorden between the islands of Dryna and Otrøya. Until 1965, the island was divided between the municipalities of Sør-Aukra and Vatne. The Midsund Bridge connects this island to the village of Midsund on the neighboring island of Otrøya.
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Dønnesfjord Dønnesfjord was a fishing village in the municipality of Hasvik in Finnmark county, Norway. The site of the former village is located on the small island of Nordøya in the Dønnesfjorden on the north central coast of the large island of Sørøya. There are no roads that connect to the isolated village, so access is limited to boats. There are a few buildings remaining in Dønnesfjord, including Dønnesfjord Church, but there are no more permanent residents. Some homes are used as summer cabins for vacations, and the church is occasionally used for special services and weddings.
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Høyland Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The main church for the municipality was Høyland Church.
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Otterøya Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the largest island in the county. Otterøya sits northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once part of the old municipality of Otterøy but was merged with Namsos in 1964.
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Bjarkøy Bjarkøy is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality was merged with the municipality of Harstad on 1 January 2013. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nergården. The municipality was spread across several smaller islands, the biggest being the northern side of Grytøya. The island of Bjarkøya was home to the municipality's biggest village, Nergården.
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Averøy Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kvernes, Kårvåg, Langøy, Sveggen, and Vebenstad.
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Sandøya, Aust-Agder Sandøya ("Sand island") is an island along the southern coast of Norway. It has roughly 230 permanent residents (2001), and shares its local administration with the surrounding communities and the nearby town Tvedestrand. The island has no bridge to the mainland, and the inhabitants rely on boats for transportation. Cars are parked at the nearby island Borøy. There are only four cars on the island, which are seldom in use. Being close to the popular tourist attraction Lyngør (a nearby group of islands frequented by thousands of tourists every summer), Sandøya is a popular summer vacation spot. The population rises to several thousand in the summer.
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Folden Folden is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Folden encompassed all of the present-day municipality of Sørfold, the Kjerringøy area of Bodø, and the southeastern part of the municipality of Steigen.
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Leiranger Leiranger is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre of Leiranger was the village of Leines. The municipality encompassed the area around the Leinesfjorden and the islands surrounding the mouth of the fjord. The village of Leinesfjorden lies at the end of the fjord.
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Nærøysund Lighthouse Nærøysund Lighthouse (Norwegian: "Nærøysund fyr" ) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. This lighthouse replaced the Prestøy Lighthouse in Nærøy (across the Nærøysundet strait) that was in operation from 1841 until 1904. This lighthouse was operational from 1904 until 1984, when the old lighthouse was decommissioned and a new automated light tower was built adjacent to the building.
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Leknes is a town in Nordland county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Vestvågøy (with 10,764 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality in Lofoten and Vesterålen). The 2.37 km2 town has a population (2013) of 3,176. The population density of the town is 1340 PD/km2 . Leknes was designated a "town" (Norwegian: "by" ) in 2002.
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Nørager Nørager is a town with a population of 1,040 (1 January 2014) in Rebild municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the former municipal seat of the Nørager Municipality. Nørager is 15 km from Aars and is 26 km from Støvring which is municipal seat of the current Municipality that Nørager is in.
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Sør-Rana Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sør-Rana encompassed an area on both sides of the middle section of the Ranfjorden around where the Sørfjorden and Elsfjorden branch off the main fjord.
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Borgund, Møre og Romsdal Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1837 until 1968 when it was merged into Ålesund Municipality. Borgund originally encompassed the large area north of the Storfjorden and south of the Grytafjorden, from the mainland areas of today's Skodje Municipality in the east to the islands of today's Giske Municipality and the ocean in the west. The city of Ålesund was located in the central part of Borgund, however, was not part of Borgund, and it was governed separately. At its dissolution in 1968, it included the islands of Sula, Humla, Tørla, and Ellingsøya, as well as parts of Oksenøya, Hessa, and Nørvøya, plus many minor islands throughout the area. The main church for the municipality was Borgund Church, located at Borgund (on the western tip of Oksenøya).
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Byneset Byneset is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The largest village in Byneset is Spongdal, other villages include Byneset and Langørjan. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of present-day Trondheim municipality. It sits along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, separated from the rest of the city by the Bymarka recreation area. The local Byneset church is one of the oldest stone churches in Norway.
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Vormsund Vormsund is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population (2005) is 461.