Rennesøy
Rennesøy is a commune in the Norwegian Rogaland. The municipality is formed by eight islands: Rennesøy, Mosterøy, Bru, Fjøløy, Klosterøy, Vestre Åmøy, Sokn and Brimse. The municipality is part of the landscape Ryfylke.
History
On Rennesøy 10,000 year old stone tools have been found ( an ax and Pfeil-/Speerspitzen ).
The former Augustinian monastery located on the island Utstein Mosterøy. It was founded after 1263 and was St. Lawrence ( Lavrans ) consecrated. The resolution was done 1536.
Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randa mountain | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | beach | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord
- Municipality in Rogaland
- Island ( Europe)
- Island (Norway)