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{{short description|island of Sweden}}
{{Short description|Island of Sweden}}
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| country_admin_divisions = [[Västra Götaland County|Västra Götaland]]
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| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Orust Municipality|Orust]]
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'''Orust''' ({{IPA-sv|²uːrɵst}})<ref>{{cite-book|url=http://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0023.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=19}}</ref> is an [[island]] in western [[Sweden]], and Sweden's third largest island. In 2014 [[Statistics Sweden]] declared it to instead be the fourth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding an island. It has been noted that under this definition, all of [[Götaland]] would be the country's largest island, rendering Orust instead the fifth largest.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gistedt |first=Karin |date=15 December 2014 |title=Orust inte längre trea i landet |url=http://bohuslaningen.se/nyheter/orust/1.3648257-orust-inte-langre-trea-i-landet |newspaper=[[Bohusläningen]] |language=Swedish |location=[[Uddevalla]] |accessdate=15 December 2014 }}</ref> The largest town on Orust is [[Henån]], the [[municipality|municipal]] capital, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live. Other communities, many of which are fishing villages, include [[Ellös]], [[Edshultshall]], [[Hälleviksstrand]], [[Mollösund]], [[Morlanda]], [[Stocken, Sweden|Stocken]], [[Svanesund]], [[Svanvik]] and [[Varekil]]. Orust is home to approximately 15,160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer. Its main industry is the [[shipyard]]s, the two largest being [[Najadvarvet]] and [[Hallberg-Rassy]].
'''Orust''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈûːrɵst}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0023.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=19}}</ref> is an [[island]] in [[Bohuslän]], western [[Sweden]], and Sweden's third largest island. In 2014 [[Statistics Sweden]] declared it to instead be the fourth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding an island. It has been noted that under this definition, all of [[Götaland]] would be the country's largest island, rendering Orust instead the fifth largest.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gistedt |first=Karin |date=15 December 2014 |title=Orust inte längre trea i landet |url=http://bohuslaningen.se/nyheter/orust/1.3648257-orust-inte-langre-trea-i-landet |newspaper=[[Bohusläningen]] |language=sv |location=[[Uddevalla]] |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203172521/http://bohuslaningen.se/nyheter/orust/1.3648257-orust-inte-langre-trea-i-landet |archive-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The largest town on Orust is [[Henån]], the [[municipality|municipal]] capital, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live. Other communities, many of which are fishing villages, include [[Ellös]], [[Edshultshall]], [[Hälleviksstrand]], [[Mollösund]], [[Morlanda]], [[Stocken, Sweden|Stocken]], [[Svanesund]], [[Svanvik]] and [[Varekil]]. Orust is home to approximately 15,160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer. Its main industry is the [[shipyard]]s, the two largest being [[Najadvarvet]] and [[Hallberg-Rassy]].


==International relations==
==International relations==
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===Twin towns – Sister cities===
===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Orust is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
Orust is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]]<ref name="Aalborg twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5|title=Aalborg Twin Towns|publisher=Europeprize.net|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]]<ref name="Aalborg twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5|title=Aalborg Twin Towns|publisher=Europeprize.net|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907145357/http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Orust}}
{{Commons category|Orust}}
*[http://www.orust.se Orust Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.orust.se Orust Municipality] – Official site

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[[Category:Islands of Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:Islands of Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:Islands on the Swedish West Coast]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 17 July 2024

Orust
Map
Geography
Coordinates58°10′24.96″N 11°37′44.5″E / 58.1736000°N 11.629028°E / 58.1736000; 11.629028
Administration
Sweden
CountyVästra Götaland
MunicipalityOrust
Area covered345.60 km2 (133.44 sq mi)

Orust (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːrɵst])[1] is an island in Bohuslän, western Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. In 2014 Statistics Sweden declared it to instead be the fourth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding an island. It has been noted that under this definition, all of Götaland would be the country's largest island, rendering Orust instead the fifth largest.[2] The largest town on Orust is Henån, the municipal capital, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live. Other communities, many of which are fishing villages, include Ellös, Edshultshall, Hälleviksstrand, Mollösund, Morlanda, Stocken, Svanesund, Svanvik and Varekil. Orust is home to approximately 15,160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer. Its main industry is the shipyards, the two largest being Najadvarvet and Hallberg-Rassy.

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns – Sister cities

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Orust is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 19.
  2. ^ Gistedt, Karin (15 December 2014). "Orust inte längre trea i landet". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Uddevalla. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Aalborg Twin Towns". Europeprize.net. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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