Østre Bolæren (
English: Eastern Bolærne), also known as Østre Bolærne is the easternmost of the three largest islands in the archipelago
Bolærne outside
Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The admini ...
in
Færder
Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bj ...
municipality,
Vestfold
Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...
County, Norway. The island has an area of about 0.59 km
2. The highest point on Østre Bolæren is above sea level.
Overview
90% of the island is owned by a coalition of the Vestfold County municipality, and 10% is owned by the municipality of Færder. It has a veritable coastal pine forest and formed its own nature reserve until it became part of the newly established Færder National Park in 2013.
Vestfold county municipality bought the island in 2004, and has built the island military advocacy into an activity center with lodging facilities, restaurant and kiosk. The facility is run by Vestfold County Municipality. The island has the capacity to accommodate 236 people, meeting rooms, a guest harbor for 75 boats, and has the hire of canoes, kayaks and rowing boats. Between the settlement there are large green areas. The island has also has bathing facilities, a sand volleyball court and a soccer field. There is a boat trip between Fiskebrygga in Tønsberg and Østre Bolærne.
Northwest of Østre Bolæren, there is a
compass rose
A compass rose or compass star, sometimes called a wind rose or rose of the winds, is a polar coordinates, polar diagram displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their points of the compass, inter ...
in the mountain that dates from the 16th century and consists of 16 lines.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder ...
References
Further reading
"Vil overta og rive på Østre Bolærne" March 12, 2015. Tb.no.
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Islands of Vestfold
Færder