Kvitsøy
| Kvitsøy kommune | |||
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 Kvitsøy within Rogaland |
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| Coordinates: 59°3′44″N 05°24′42″E / 59.06222°N 5.41167°ECoordinates: 59°3′44″N 05°24′42″E / 59.06222°N 5.41167°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Ryfylke | ||
| Administrative centre | Ydstebøhamn | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Mirjam Ydstebø (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 428 in Norway | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 534 | ||
| • Rank | 423 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 4.5 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Kvitsøybu | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1144 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Kvitsøy is an island municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. At only 6.29-square-kilometre (2.43 sq mi), it is the smallest municipality in Norway by area. Kvitsøy is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The municipality is an archipelago located at the entrance to the large Boknafjorden. It sits about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of the mainland Stavanger peninsula. There are plans for the Rogfast tunnel to eventually connect Kvitsøy to the mainland road network.
The islands of Kvitsøy were established as a municipality on 1 January 1923 when they were separated from the municipality of Mosterøy on 1 January 1923. Initially, the municipality had 581 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.
The Old Norse form of the name was Hvítingsøy(jar) which means "the white island(s)", probably because there is white quartz in the rocks on the islands. Originally, the spelling of the municipality was "Kvitingsø", but later it was shortened to "Kvitsøy".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted in 1989. The arms show three silver lighthouses on a field of blue. The choice of lighthouses and the color blue are symbolic of the importance of the sea for this island municipality.
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Kvitsøy. It is part of the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger.
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