Fosnavåg

Also known as Fosnavaag

is a town in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side of the island.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Fosnavåg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town/City
Settlement.image_skyline: Fosnavaag 2005.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the town
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe marker: town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Møre og Romsdal
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sunnmøre
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3710
Area: 3.11
Elevation: 3
Image: Fosnavaag 2005.jpg

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Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of Remøya and Runde via the Remøy Bridge and Runde Bridge. The village of Eggesbønes lies south of the town along the shore of the Herøyfjorden, just north of the Flåværet islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The large island of Gurskøya lies south of Fosnavåg.