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Røst is a small island municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet.

Røst kommune
Municipality
Trenyken island in Røst
Flag Coat of arms Nordland within Norway
Røst within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°31′12″N 12°05′56″E
Country	Norway
County	Nordland
District	Lofoten
Established	1 July 1928
• Preceded by	Værøy Municipality
Administrative centre	Røstlandet
Government
• Mayor (2019)	Elisabeth Mikalsen (LL)
Area
• Total	10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
• Land	9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
• Water	0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)  3.4%
• Rank	#353 in Norway
Population  (2022)
• Total	469
• Rank	#351 in Norway
• Density	47.9/km2 (124/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−21.2%
Demonym	Røstværing[1]
Official language [2]
• Norwegian form	Bokmål
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1856
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

The island municipality is very small and is essentially a large fishing village centered around Røstlandet. Many of the residents are involved in the fishing industry or support the industry. There are six fish farms in Røst. During the main fishing season, there can be up to 600 fishing boats based out of Røst.

The 10-square-kilometre (3+3⁄4 sq mi) municipality is the 353rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Røst is the 351st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 469. The municipality's population density is 47.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (124/sq mi), and its population has decreased by 21.2% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information

The municipality of Røst was established on 1 July 1928 when it was separated from Værøy Municipality. Initially, it had 731 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.[5]

Name

The municipality is named after the main island of Røstlandet (Old Norse: Rǫst). The name is identical with the word rǫst which means "maelstrom". (See Moskstraumen.)[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 28 November 1986. The artist was Arvid Sveen. The arms show three black European shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on a grey background. The shags play a role in a local legend in which three brothers can transform themselves into shags.[7]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Røst. It is part of the Bodø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Churches in Røst

Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Røst	Røst Church	Røstlandet	1899

History

A vivid description of medieval island life has been delivered by the shipwrecked Venetian sea captain Pietro Querini, who was rescued by the islanders in 1432. He described the society as very harmonious and pious, and described how they made a living from fishing cod and some agriculture. The Norwegian Lundehund originated from this part of Norway, where it natively would have climbed along cliff paths to hunt puffins. Fishing is the main economic activity on Røst.

Culture

The island has a rich cultural life. Every year in June there is a popular festival in honor of the puffin (Lundefestivalen).

Querini opera

In 2012, the Querini Opera was shown on Røst for the first time, telling the dramatic story about Pietro Querini who shipwrecked on Røst in 1432. The show was a great success and was shown again in 2014.

Literary Park Pietro Querini

In 2017, the Pietro Querini Literary Park (litteraturpark på Røst) was established with the Municipality of Røst, the Dante Committee, I Parchi Letterari Network and the support of the Embassy of Italy. The park started its activity in 2018. https://www.parchiletterari.com/parchi/pietro-querini-063/vita.php

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Røst, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[8] The municipality falls under the Salten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Røst is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Røst (incomplete list):

• 2019–present: Elisabeth Mikalsen (LL)
• 2011-2019: Tor-Arne Andreassen (Ap)
• 2007-2011: Arnfinn Ellingsen (V)
• 1999-2007: Paul Rånes (Kyst)
• 1988-1999: Arnfinn Ellingsen (V)
• 1929-1941: Mathias Skaar (H)

Transportation

As an isolated island municipality, there are no road connections to Røst. It can be reached by boat and airplane. There are ferry connections to the neighboring island of Værøya and also to the nearby town of Bodø on the mainland. Røst Airport has regularly scheduled flights to Bodø.

Economy

During the winter, the population of Røst gets doubled due to the number of boats arriving at Røst to fish. Yearly, the small island of Røst produces fish and fish-related products worth more than US$40 million.

Environment

Geography

There are 365 islands and skerries in the municipality situated some 100 kilometres (60 mi) off the mainland, at the southwestern tip of the Lofoten island chain in the Vestfjorden. Skomvær Lighthouse is located in the southern part of the municipality on the small island of Skomvær. Most inhabitants live on the main island of Røstlandet, but a few other islands are also inhabited. These islands are linked to Røstlandet with roads, causeways, and bridges. Røstlandet is the largest island in the municipality and its highest point rises no more than 11 m (36 ft) above sea level. South of Røstlandet, there are several small islands that are dominated by large mountains including Vedøya, Storfjellet, Trenyken, Hærnyken, and Ellevsnyken. Storfjellet is the highest, rising 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.

Birdlife

Røst is one of the few bird watching localities in Norway that is known worldwide. The seabird colonies that are to be found are regarded as internationally important. The islands offer a range of habitats, and as one would expect, a stop-over point for many species that are migrating even further north. During the last few years, birders have been showing an interest for Røst during the autumn, producing a whole range of rarities.

The municipality also has one of the largest bird cliffs in the North Atlantic, with puffin colonies, as well as colonies of shag, kittiwake, and cormorants. A 16,000 ha area encompassing the Røst archipelago and its adjacent marine waters has been designated a Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports large breeding colonies of European shags and Atlantic puffins. Other birds breeding in the IBA include European storm petrels, Leach's storm petrels, razorbills, common murres, northern fulmars and black-legged kittiwakes. The IBA contains the Røstlandet and Nykan nature reserves as well as the 7000 ha Røstøyan Ramsar site.[27]

Climate

Despite being north of the Arctic Circle, Røst features a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc), bordering on an extremely rare cold-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc). Røst and Værøy were earlier known by meteorologists as the most northern locations in the world with average temperatures above freezing all winter, but with the updated 1991-2020 normals there are more northern locations in Norway with average temperatures above freezing all winter.[28] The winter temperatures in southern Lofoten represent the largest temperature anomaly in the world relative to latitude.^{[citation needed]} The mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C (42.8 °F) (1991–2020), and the average annual precipitation is 873.9 mm (34.41 in). The wettest months are October through December with approximately 90–120 millimetres (3.5–4.7 in) precipitation each month, and the driest period is during May and June with on average of 40 millimetres (1.6 in) each month.[29] Precipitation varies considerably: in June 2009, only 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation fell and July 2009 had only 7 millimetres (0.28 in) of rain, while in December 2008, there was 127 millimetres (5.0 in) of precipitation registered.[30]

In popular culture

"The Half Brother" by Lars Saabye Christensen is a book about Røst.

References

External links

• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)

• Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Røst at Google Maps
• Querini opera

На других языках

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[de] Røst

Røst ist eine Kommune im norwegischen Fylke Nordland. Die Kommune hat 469 Einwohner (Stand: 1. Januar 2022) und gehört zur Inselgruppe und Region Lofoten. Verwaltungssitz ist die Ortschaft Røstlandet. Die Fischerei stellt einen wichtigen Wirtschaftszweig für die Bewohner dar.

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- [en] Røst

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[fr] Røst

Røst est une commune du Comté de Nordland en Norvège.

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[ru] Рёст

Рёст — коммуна в фюльке Нурланн в Норвегии. Является частью региона Лофотен. Административный центр коммуны — деревня Рёст. Рёст был отделен от коммуны Верёй 1 июля 1928 года.

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