Røvær is an island group in Haugesund Municipality in

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. The islands lie off the mainland shore about northwest of the town of Haugesund. Regular express boat service connects Røvær, the neighboring island of Feøy, and the town of Haugesund. Most island residents also own a private boat and have a car parked in Haugesund that they use on the mainland. The ferry boats have the capacity to take one car on board; a direct route between Røvær and Haugesund takes 25 minutes each way. The Røvær islands have about one hundred permanent residents (2014), as well as seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes, stay at Røvær Seahouse (''Røvær Sjøhus'') or the newer Røvær Culture Hotel (''Røvær Kulturhotell''). The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves principally through

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, employment at the express boat service, teaching at the island's local school, working at the salmon fish farm, or commute to work on the mainland. The weather can be nice in the summer (June to August) with temperatures between . Temperature in the winter time is around . During

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, the island was occupied by German military forces, and there is still a concrete pillbox on Varden, the island's highest point.

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Røvær 01.jpg, Sjøhus, ferry pier, shop / post office Røvær 02.jpg, Mjørsund and Suggevågen Røvær 03.jpg, Sjøhus and canal Røvær 04.jpg,

Crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

creels Røvær 05.jpg, Memorial 1899 Røvær und Leuchtturm Røværsholmen WP.jpg, Blick zum Leuchtturm Røværsholmen Røvær 06.jpg, total view

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Islands of Rogaland Haugesund {{Rogaland-geo-stub

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