Hvaler

Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Østfold County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipality is located in Skjærhalden. Hvaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Skjærhalden is the administrative centre of Hvaler municipality, Norway. It is located on the island Kirkeøy, location of the Ytre Hvaler National Park center. Its population (SSB 2005) is 642. 700px|center

national park

thumb| Hvaler Church on Kirkeøy Kirkeøy is the largest island in the Norwegian municipality of Hvaler. Its name means "church island" and is derived from Hvaler Church which is on the island and is also the main church of the municipality. The island covers an area of and had a population of 1345 inhabitants as of 2017.

settlement in Hvaler municipality, Norway

thumb|Map of Herføl thumb|left|Herføl in Ytre Hvaler National Park Herføl is a sparsely populated, wooded island in the municipality of Hvaler in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1,9 km2 and is designated with postal code 1690. ==See also== Ytre Hvaler National Park ==References==

thumb|Locator map of Asmaløy, Østfold, Norway

lighthouse in Norway

island in Norway

lighthouse in Norway

thumb|Akerøya Fort on Festningsholmen

thumb|Map of Tisler thumb|left|Tisler in Ytre Hvaler National Park Tisler is a small island in southeast Norway. The name of the island comes from the Norse word for thistle, þistill, or tistel in Norwegian, coming from the round shape of the thistle's pericarp. Tisler is among the southernmost of the Hvaler islands, which form a municipality in Østfold. Tisler is one of the last islands before you reach Sweden and Skagerrak. The last family of farmers and fishermen moved from the island to Skjærhalden in 1939. Today, Tisler is not inhabited except for the summer, when many people come to thei

island in Norway

church in Hvaler, Østfold, Norway