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19-431: The tunnel was built as part of a large project including three tunnels and a bridge connecting several islands to the mainland. The bridge–tunnel complex serves the municipalities of Herøy , Sande , Ulstein , Hareid , Ørsta , and Volda , which together have over 40,000 inhabitants. The Eiksund Bridge joins Hareidlandet island and the village of Eiksund with the nearby island of Eika . The Eiksund Tunnel begins at

38-411: Is herr which means " army ". The word here is referring to the idea of skipaherr which means "military fleet", referring to the many islands grouped together. The last element is øy which means " island ". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Herø . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Herøy . The coat of arms

57-552: Is famous for its role as a station for the Shetland bus . The islands are connected together via a series of bridges including the Runde Bridge , Remøy Bridge , Herøy Bridge , and Nerlandsøy Bridge . The Herøyfjorden bisects Herøy municipality. The half located south of the fjord is referred to as Inner Herøy, while the half located north of the fjord is referred to as Outer Herøy. Inner and Outer Herøy are tied together by

76-490: Is located on Varholmen . The Svinøy Lighthouse is located on the very small island of Svinøy, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the island of Skorpa. Herøy has a temperate oceanic climate, with mild and windy winters, among the mildest winters in Norway. The weather station at Svinøy Lighthouse has been in operation since June 1955. Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( Norwegian : Schei-komitéen )

95-577: Is part of the Sunnmøre region . The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya . The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. Other population centres in Herøy include the villages of Leikong , Kvalsund , or Moltustranda . The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality

114-410: Is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

133-471: Is the 320th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Herøy is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,842. The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period. The prestegjeld (parish) of Herøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867,

152-547: Is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Herøy: The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Herøy is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The main population and administrative centre of

171-519: Is used. This design was chosen to represent the 7th century Kvalsund boats found in the municipality. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Herøy. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Møre . Herøy Municipality

190-570: The Herøy Bridge which connects the islands of Gurskøy and Leinøya . Along this main route of traffic is the islet Notøy and the even smaller Herøya islet, an old trading station (now museum) and the original location of the original Herøy Church . The fishing station Flåvær is located on a group of islets and skerries in the Herøyfjord, It includes the islets Flåvær , Husholmen , Torvholmen and Varholmen . The Flåvær Lighthouse

209-512: The municipality is the town of Fosnavåg , located on the island of Bergsøya . The municipality is entirely composed of islands located north of the Rovdefjorden . It includes the main islands of Bergsøya , Leinøya , Nerlandsøya , Remøya , Runde , Skorpa , Flåvær , and the eastern part of Gurskøya , plus many smaller islands. The island of Runde is especially notable for its large seabird colonies (and Runde Lighthouse ), while Skorpa

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228-574: The south end of the bridge (on Eika island) goes under the Vartdalsfjorden and connects to the mainland near the village of Ørsta . These three structures are a part of Norwegian County Road 653 (Fv653), a highway that links Fv61 between Ulstein and Herøy to the European route E39 highway between Ørsta and Volda. The 405-metre (1,329 ft) long Eiksund Bridge and the 1,160-metre (3,810 ft) long Helgehorn Tunnel were built along with

247-554: The tunnel. The total cost of the tunnel was about 500m  kr . The tunnel was originally intended to be opened to the public in July 2007, but numerous delays pushed the date back to December 2007 and then eventually to 2008. The tunnel was opened to traffic on 23 February 2008. The Eiksund Tunnel is an undersea rock tunnel created by drilling and blasting , with 1,300 tonnes of explosive used. 660,000 cubic metres of rock were removed during construction. The tunnel carries two lanes on

266-460: The western district of Herøy was separated to become the new Sande Municipality . This left Herøy municipality with 1,999 residents. On 1 January 1873, an area of Sande (population: 362) was transferred back to Herøy. On 1 January 1889, the Eiksund area and Ekø island (population: 119) were transferred from Sande to Herøy. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

285-669: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, three farms in the Gurskedalen valley (population: 25) were transferred from Herøy to Sande. Also on that date, the Eiksund area and the Eika island (population: 222) were transferred from Herøy to neighboring Ulstein Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after an archipelago of small islands ( Old Norse : Herøyjar ). The first element

304-526: The Ørsta side, and two lanes + one crawling lane on the Eiksund side. Prior to construction the average daily traffic through the Eiksund Tunnel was projected to be 1,000 vehicles per day (VPD). The ease of crossing the fjord, however, rapidly increased traffic to 2200 VPD. When the tunnel was fully financed after six years and became toll-free, traffic jumped again to 2880 VPD. On 28 June 2009, there

323-651: Was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post- World War II . It convened in 1946, and its formal name was Kommuneinndelingskomiteen av 1946 (The 1946 Committee on Municipal Division). Its more commonly used name derives from the committee leader, Nikolai Schei , who was County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane at the time. The committee concluded its work in 1962. By that time, it had published an eighteen-volume work called Kommuneinndelingskomitéens endelige tilråding om kommunedelingen . The findings of

342-439: Was a severe accident in the tunnel, leaving five men dead. A young driver with three male passengers in their 20s was thought to have been driving at around 150-200 km/h (90-120 mph) when he hit the side of the tunnel and flipped his car over, which then struck an oncoming vehicle carrying only its driver. Her%C3%B8y, M%C3%B8re og Romsdal Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county , Norway . It

361-400: Was granted on 27 March 1987. The official blazon is " Azure , two ship bows argent issuant from the flanks" ( Norwegian : På blå grunn to motstilte sølv skipsstamnar ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two stems of a ship. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver

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