Austrheim

The municipality has 498 islands and a total area of 57,4 km2. Austrheim has approximately 2.570 inhabitants and lies in Hordaland. The main industry is based on fish and fish related businesses. The Mongstad oil refinery, was built in the 1970s. The refinery, which stores and refines oil from fields in the North Sea, is the biggest employer in Nordhordland. Once you cross the Fosnstraum Bridge, you are in Austrheim Municipality. The cultural landscape of heathlands and the rocky coast with its many small islands and islets, narrow sounds and sheltered bays are typical for Austrheim - an eldorado for boating enthusiasts. The millennium site in Austrheim is the "Green Street" between the Austrheim Hall and the Mastrevik Torg shopping centre.

At Mastrevik is Mastrevik Torg, the shopping centre for the municipality. Austrheim's coastal landscape lies between the ocean waves and distant blue mountains, a flat and verdant landscape with islands and islets, coves and narrow idyllic sounds. Rongevær Course and Leisure Centre is like a fairytale castle in this island kingdom. The centre can be rented for events, functions, courses and excursions. Large quay beside the boathouse. Only accessible by boat.

Take the walk to Vardetangen the westernmost point on the Norwegian mainland. Easy walk. Vardetangen express boat quay is just past the turn off for Fonnes quay. The express boats between Bergen and the Sognefjord and those heading further north to Florø and Selje, call at Vardetangen on their way northwards/ southwards. Kjelstraumen Brygge, in Kilstraumen, is an old historical inn dating from 1610, in an idyllic seaside location. Rooms, cabins, restaurant, guest marina and boat hire. The community center is Årås. From Sævrøy there is a ferry to Fedje, and from Leirvåg there is a ferry to Gulen.

VARDETANGEN

Take the walk to Vardetangen (4 degree 56' 58" east) the westernmost point on the Norwegian mainland. Vardetangen express boat quay is just past the turn off for Fonnes quay. Easy walk through lovely cultural landscape (approximately 3 km). A CarWalk map for the walk is available from the Tourist Information Office.

STONE AGE TROLL

Starts just by the national road (Rv 565) on the Austrheim side of the Fosnstraum bridge. At Fosnstraumen you can wander along the historical culture trail to the mill house at Hopland. Signs along the trail provide information about people and their livelihood in the early and late Stone Age (4 km). A CarWalk map for the walk can be bought from the Tourist Information Office.

STATOILHYDRO

The facilities at the Mongstad complex in western Norway have been operational since the mid-1970s, and comprise a refinery, the Vestprosess NGL fractionation plant and a crude oil terminal. Located north of Bergen, the refinery is the largest in Norway and has an annual capacity of 10 million tonnes of crude oil. The crude oil terminal plays an important role in Norwegian exports of this commodity to customers in North America, Europe and Asia. It provides intermediate storage for more than a third of all crude produced by StatoilHydro on the Norwegian continental shelf, including the government’s share.

StatoilHydro has its largest activities in Norway. The company's head office is in Stavanger, with corporate functions located in both Stavanger and Oslo. Furthermore, StatoilHydro has activities in a number of locations in Norway. We are the largest operator on the Norwegian continental shelf, and a license holder in numerous oil and gas fields.

Our onshore facilities in Norway are active within such areas as gas treatment, crude oil reception, refinement and methanol production. StatoilHydro also has the technical responsibility for the world’s most extensive subsea pipeline system for the transport of gas.

StatoilHydro has over 500 service stations in Norway and additionally sells heating products, electricity, propane and lubrication products.

FISHING

There is good fjord and sea fishing in Nordhordland. Not far to the west there are a lot of good fishing spots in the sea, where you can catch large cod, catfish and other types of fish. The Stone Age site at Straume by Fonstraum bridge. For thousands of years this has been one of the best fishing spots in Hordaland. The open sea, the sounds and the calm waters of the fjords offer many good places to fish both from a boat or from the shore; salmon, trout, mackerel, cod, saithe, ling, pollack, tusk, halibut, flounder, angler fish and catfish. Get hold of a good sea chart with information about depth and the sea bed, and an angling guide with information about where to find the various species of fish together these can provide you with a fine catch!

Some of the fjord and sea fishing spots in our region are Lurefjorden just north of Lurekalven, Lurosen, The Fensfjord, Austfjorden, Risasjøen.

There are many good fishing spots along the interesting road from Manger to Toska. The road which follows the curves of the coast, is an attraction in itself. Øyanevegen road from Austrheim out to Sævrøy, Krossøy and Baløy many good fishing spots along the way.