Halsnøy
Sign in to saveHalsnøya is an island in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,600 inhabitants (2024) 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 Halsnøya to the neighboring islands of Fjelbergøya and Borgundøya, located just south of Halsnøya.
Key facts
- Islands.density_km2
- 70
- Islands.name
- Halsnøya
- Islands.image_name
- HardangerfjordNorway (Halsnøy).jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial view of the island as seen by Sentinel-2
- Islands.location
- Vestland, Norway
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Islands.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the island
- Islands.area_km2
- 38
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Vestland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Kvinnherad Municipality
- Islands.population
- 2657
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2024
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Halsnøya is an island in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,600 inhabitants (2024) 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 Halsnøya to the neighboring islands of Fjelbergøya and Borgundøya, located just south of Halsnøya.
==History== The island was the site of the Halsnøy Abbey (closed in 1536), which once was one of the richest monasteries in Norway. Today, it is a highly popular tourist attraction. In 1896, one of the oldest boats recovered in Norway was found in the Toftevåg bay on the north side of the island. It was reconstructed to full-scale in 2006, and a monument was erected at the location of the recovery.