Silvalen
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Silvalen or Herøyholmen is the administrative centre of Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on two different islands, Nord-Herøy and Sør-Herøy, with the Herøysundet strait running between them. The Herøysundet Bridge crosses the strait, connecting both sides of the village. Herøy Church is located in the southern part of the village.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Silvalen
- Settlement.other_name
- Herøyholmen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nordland#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label
- Silvalen
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nordland
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Helgeland
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 886
- Area
- 0.97
- Elevation
- 7
- Image
- Heroey-Kirke-2018.jpg
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Silvalen or Herøyholmen is the administrative centre of Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on two different islands, Nord-Herøy and Sør-Herøy, with the Herøysundet strait running between them. The Herøysundet Bridge crosses the strait, connecting both sides of the village. Herøy Church is located in the southern part of the village.
The village has a population (2024) of 860 and a population density of .
On the map
2 mapped locations