Editing Høyanger

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Sogn, Norway|the village in Høyanger municipality|Høyanger (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Høyanger
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Hoyanger fra havren.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Høyanger valley from the mountain Havren
|idnumber               = 4638
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Sogn
|capital                = [[Høyanger (village)|Høyanger]]
|language               = Nynorsk
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Kyrkjebø]] and [[Lavik]]
|demonym                = Høyangring
|coatofarms             = Høyanger komm.svg
|webpage                = www.hoyanger.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Petter Sortland
|mayor_party            = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2011
|area_rank              = 115
|area_total_km2         = 1000.94
|area_land_km2          = 927.62
|area_water_km2         = 73.30
|area_water_percent     = 7.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 202
|population_total       = 3949
|population_density_km2 = 4.3
|population_increase    = -6.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|11|17|N|05|53|44|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6787727 |utm_easting = 0333141 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Høyanger''' ({{IPA|no|ˈhœ̂ʏɑŋər|lang|Hoeyanger.ogg}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sogn]]. The [[administrative center]] is the village of [[Høyanger (village)|Høyanger]]. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include [[Austreim]], [[Bjordal]], [[Kyrkjebø (village)|Kyrkjebø]], [[Lavik (village)|Lavik]], [[Ortnevik]], and [[Vadheim]].

Høyanger is known for having one of the first industrial towns in [[Norway]] to use its steep mountains surrounding the town giving excellent conditions for producing [[hydroelectricity]] needed for [[electrolysis]]. The main product being produced in the village of Høyanger was [[aluminium]].

The {{convert|1001|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 115th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Høyanger is the 202nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,949. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|4.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Bjordal kyrkje.JPG|thumb|left|View of Bjordal Church]]
[[File:Høyanger kirke.jpg|thumb|left|View of Høyanger Church]]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. The municipality of Høyanger was created on 1 January 1964 when the old municipalities of [[Kyrkjebø]] and [[Lavik]] were merged to form a single municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the [[Nessane]] area of neighboring [[Balestrand Municipality]] was merged into Høyanger (and the rest of Balestrand was merged into a new, larger [[Sogndal Municipality]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet |author-link=Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development |date=2018-12-10 |title=Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Balestrand og Høyanger |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/vedtak-om-grensejustering-mellom-kommunane-balestrand-og-hoyanger/id2621794/ |access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref> Also on that date, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality is named ''Høyanger'' ({{langx|non|Høyjangr}}) after the old name of an arm of the [[Sognefjorden]] that is now called the [[Høyangsfjorden]]. The first element is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|hey}} which means "[[hay]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|angr}} which means "[[bay]]" or "[[inlet]]". Thus the name is probably referring to the green hillsides along the fjord.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=180 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 15 May 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three flames [[in bend]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn tre sølv flammer i skrå rekkje}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[flame]]s lined up diagonally. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The flames were chosen as a symbol for the local aluminium industry. [[Aluminium]] is melted and purified in the village of [[Høyanger (village)|Høyanger]], due to the cheap hydroelectric energy that is locally available. The colors represent [[Hydropower|waterpower]] (blue) and [[aluminium]] (silver). The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Høyanger |access-date=2023-05-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoyanger, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-16.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-05-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-05-15-435 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Høyanger. It is part of the [[Sunnfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Høyanger'''''

!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan=2|Bjordal og Ortnevik||[[Bjordal Church]]||[[Bjordal]]||1906
|-
|[[Ortnevik Church]]||[[Ortnevik]]||1925
|-
|Høyanger||[[Høyanger Church]]||[[Høyanger (village)|Høyanger]]||1960
|-
|rowspan="2"|Kyrkjebø||[[Kyrkjebø Church]]||[[Kyrkjebø (village)|Kyrkjebø]]||1869
|-
|[[Vadheim Chapel]]||[[Vadheim]]||1916
|-
|Lavik||[[Lavik Church]]||[[Lavik (village)|Lavik]]||1865
|}

==Government==
Høyanger Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sogn og Fjordane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Høyanger is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/høyanger#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|INP                       = 2
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/høyanger#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Rødt                      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/høyanger#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Kyst                      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista  
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|DLF/H/V                   = 5
|otherparty                = Common list in Høyanger
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista i Høyanger
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Non-party list in Høyanger
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk Liste i Høyanger 
|otherparty_number1        = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no             = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 3
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Høyanger
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|NKP                       = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Høyanger:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Høyanger kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3244531.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=NRK Fylkesleksikon |language=nn}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1964-1967: Albert Hellem ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968-1975: Einar Lavik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976-1991: Arvid Lillehauge ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) 
*1991-1992: Bodil Bye Stavang ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992-1995: Liv Lønne ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1996-2011: Kjartan Longva ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–present: Petter Sortland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
<gallery mode="packed">
Frå Høyanger 1.jpg|View of the village of Høyanger
Ikjefjordbrua.jpg|Construction of the Ikjefjord bridge
Føsundbrua over Fuglsetfjorden.JPG|View of the Fuglsetfjorden
Ortnevik.jpg|View from Ortnevik, looking at the fjord
</gallery>

The [[Sognefjorden]] (the largest fjord in Norway) runs through the center of the municipality. Høyanger is bordered to the north by the municipalities of [[Fjaler]] and [[Sunnfjord (municipality)|Sunnfjord]], to the east by [[Sogndal]] and [[Vik, Sogn|Vik]], to the south by [[Modalen]] and [[Masfjorden]], and to the west by [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]] and [[Hyllestad]].

Høyanger municipality covers an area of about {{convert|910|km2}}. Stølsheimen Nature Reserve was created in 1990 in Høyanger. Its {{convert|367|km2}} area stretches from high mountaintops through fertile [[valley]]s and sweeps over steep [[meadow]]s down to the [[fjord]]. Høyanger is perhaps best known for its [[mountain]] farms and lakes. From the village of [[Ortnevik]] there are marked footpaths up to Stølsheimen Park and from the village of [[Bjordal]] you may drive up the Stordal road to the summit at {{convert|730|m}} above sea level.

==Economy==
Høyanger is a modern industrial community which has grown in pace with the principal employers being [[Norsk Hydro|Hydro Aluminium]] and Høyanger Metallverk. [[Hydroelectricity]] has played a major role in the development of the area. In addition to manufacturing [[aluminium]], Høyanger supports a varied range of light industry that is backed by retail and service trades. In the rural areas bordering the fjord, [[Agriculture|farming]] is the main source of livelihood.<ref name="trans">{{Cite web |last=Høyanger Kommune |year=2008 |title=Høyanger is a modern industrial community |url=http://www.hoyanger.kommune.no/english/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1731&Category.ID=826 |access-date=11 June 2008}}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  There are currently 115 traditional farms ''gårds'' in the municipality. Each traditional farms originally had one owner, but most of them have been divided up and sold off over the years, and so there are more than 115 farms in use today.

==Transportation==
There are good connections with [[Oslo]] and [[Bergen]] by bus, as well as air and fast boat services. The nearest airport is in [[Førde (town)|Førde]], about {{convert|50|km}} away. The village of [[Lavik (village)|Lavik]] is an important junction for traffic to and from Bergen as it is a ferry port that is part of the [[European route E39]] highway. Høyanger is reached from the neighboring municipality of [[Balestrand]] to the east by the ''Høyangertunnelen'' which is {{convert|7.5|km}} in length. It is part of the [[Norwegian County Road 55]]. It is one of the longest [[tunnel]]s in [[Europe]]. Good ferry services across the [[Sognefjorden]] link the northern and southern sides of the municipality.<ref name=trans/>

==Attractions==
In 1986, in Høyanger, Norsk Hydro Aluminium/Høyanger Metallverk opened a museum designed to show what water power has meant both locally and to [[Norway]] as a whole. Visitors will get to learn about how the aluminium industry has grown and prospered in the area thanks to the vast [[energy]] produced by [[water]].

Near [[Vadheim]] is an 18th-century stone bridge called the [[Ytredal Bridge]]. It is a popular tourist attraction.

There is also a {{RailGauge|600mm|lk=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[funicular]] railway in the area, first opened in 1953.<ref>[http://www.funiculars.net/line.php?id=566 Funiculars.net - Høyanger]</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Einar Førde.jpg|140px|thumb|Einar Førde, 2015]]
[[File:Marit Tusvik.jpg|140px|thumb|Marit Tusvik, 2017]]
* [[Johan Austbø]] (1879 in Ikjefjord – 1945), a teacher, dancer, poet, composer, singer, and proponent for the [[Nynorsk language]]
* [[Einar Liljedahl]] (1882 in Kyrkjebø – 1955), a Norwegian military officer
* [[Torfinn Haukås]] (1931–1993), a novelist
* [[Per Håland]] (1919 in Høyanger – 1999), a journalist, newspaper editor, and proponent for the [[Nynorsk language]]
* [[Tell Teigen]] (1923 in Høyanger - 1958), an [[Acrobatics|acrobat]] who balanced on stacked chairs atop of masts over {{convert|35|m}} tall
* [[Einar Kringlen]] (born 1931 in Høyanger), a Norwegian physician, psychiatrist, and academic
* [[Noralv Teigen]] (1932 in Høyanger – 2017), an actor, theatre instructor, and theatre director<ref>{{IMDb name|0854012|Noralv Teigen}}. Retrieved 29 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Einar Førde]] (1943 in Høyanger – 2004), a journalist, politician, and director-general of the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NRK) from 1989 to 2001
* [[Marit Tusvik]] (born 1951 in Høyanger), a Norwegian author, poet, and playwright
* [[Even Hovland]] (born 1989 in Vadheim), a professional footballer with almost 300 club caps
* [[Vegar Gjermundstad]] (born 1990 in Vadheim), a Norwegian football defender with over 200 club caps
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/hoyanger Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.hoyanger.kommune.no Official website: Høyanger Kommune] {{in lang|no}}

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