Sjernarøy
Sjernarøy Municipality
Sjernarøy herred | |
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| Sjernarø herred (historic name) | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Sjernarøy within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°15′13″N 05°48′54″E / 59.25361°N 5.81500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1868 |
| • Preceded by | Nærstrand Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Finnøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kyrkjøy island |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 819 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1140 |
Sjernarøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality was located in the Boknafjorden in the present-day municipality of Stavanger. The administrative centre of the municipality was located on the island of Kyrkjøy, where the Sjernarøy Church is located.
Sjernarøy consisted of several small and larger islands for a total of 37.44 square kilometres (14.46 sq mi) of land. The inhabited islands included Kyrkjøy, Bjergøy, Eriksholmen, Tjul, Nord-Hidle, Aubø, Helgøy, Nord-Talgje, and the western part of Ombo. The uninhabited islands included Hestholmen, Finnborg, Lundarøynå, Norheimsøynå, Norheimslamholmen, Staup, Fiskholmane, as well as many other smaller islands.