Editing Rennesøy

{{short description|Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the island in Norway|Rennesøy (island)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Rennesøy
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Rennesø herred
|image_skyline          = Askjesundet bru.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Askjesund Bridge in Rennesøy
|idnumber               = 1142
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Ryfylke
|capital                = [[Vikevåg]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Stavanger Municipality]]
|demonym                = Rennesøybu
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Rennesøy komm.svg
|webpage                = www.rennesoy.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Dagny Sunnanå Hausken
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2011
|area_rank              = 404
|area_total_km2         = 65.51
|area_land_km2          = 64.90
|area_water_km2         = 0.61
|area_water_percent     = 0.9
|population_as_of       = 2017
|population_rank        = 207
|population_total       = 4,892
|population_density_km2 = 75.4
|population_increase    = 38.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|06|04|N|05|43|55|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6555899 |utm_easting = 0312855 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Rennesøy''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It was merged into [[Stavanger]] municipality on 1 January 2020. It was located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Ryfylke]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Vikevåg]]. Other villages in Rennesøy included [[Askje]] and [[Sørbø]]. The municipality encompassed a number of islands on the south side of the [[Boknafjorden]], north of the city of [[Stavanger]].

At the time of its dissolution, the {{convert|66|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 404th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Rennesøy was the 207th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,892. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|75.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 38.7% over the last decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2017 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true |access-date=2017-11-04 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Rennesøy og Mosterøy, Rogaland.JPG|thumb|left|Aerial view of the municipality]]
[[File:Askje Rennesøy.jpg|thumb|left|View of a farm on Mosterøy island]]
[[File:Utstein gard.jpg|thumb|left|View of the [[Utstein Abbey]] on Klosterøy]]
The parish of ''Rennesø'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 July 1884, the municipality was split in two with the islands of [[Mosterøy (island)|Mosterøy]], [[Klosterøy]], [[Fjøløy]], [[Kvitsøy (island)|Kvitsøy]], and the western part of [[Åmøy]] forming the new municipality of [[Mosterøy]], and the islands of [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] and [[Brimse]] remained as Rennesøy municipality. This split left Rennesøy with 1,092 residents, less than half of its previous population. The island of [[Kvitsøy]] later became an independent municipality of its own.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

On 1 July 1918, the Hanasand area of the neighboring municipality of [[Finnøy]] (population: 72) that was located on the island of [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] was transferred to Rennesøy municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Mosterøy was merged back into Rennesøy. Prior to the merger, Rennesøy had 1,370 residents.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, the municipalities of [[Finnøy]], Rennesøy, and [[Stavanger]] were merge into one, large municipality called Stavanger.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om nye Stavanger |url=http://nye.stavanger.kommune.no/om-nye-stavanger/ |access-date=2017-11-04 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the main island of the municipality, [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] ({{langx|non|Rennisøy}}). The meaning of the first element is unknown. One possibility is that it comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|rani}} which means "[[snout]]", likely referring to the shape of the mountain Hodnafjellet on the southeast part of the island. The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=257 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl" /> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Rennesø''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Rennesøy''. The letter ''y'' was added to the end of the word to "Norwegianize" the name ({{lang|da|ø}} is the Danish word for "island" and {{lang|no|øy}} is the Norwegian word).<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 20 February 1981. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], two [[crosiers]] [[addorsed]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått to oppveksande adosserte sølv krumstavar}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of two [[crosiers]] standing vertically and mirroring each other. 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 blue represents the ocean, an important feature for this island municipality. The crosiers represent the importance of Norway's oldest and best preserved [[Monastery|monasteries]], [[Utstein Abbey]], located in the municipality. It was originally an Augustinian monastery, its abbot having a crozier as its symbol. Since [[Basel, Switzerland]] already had a crozier on its coat of arms, Rennesøy chose a design with two of them so that it would be different. The arms were designed by Svein Magnus Håvarstein. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Rennesøy |access-date=2023-07-07 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rennesøy, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-42.html |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-04-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1981-02-20-3739 |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Rennesøy. It was part of the [[Tungenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Rennesøy'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Mosterøy||[[Askje Church]]||[[Askje]], [[Mosterøy (island)|Mosterøy]] island||1846
|-
|[[Utstein Church]]||[[Klosterøy]] island||1280
|-
|[[Vestre Åmøy Chapel]]||[[Åmøy]] island (western side)||1953
|-
|rowspan="2"|Rennesøy||[[Hausken Church]]||[[Vikevåg]], [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] island||1857
|-
|[[Sørbø Church]]||[[Sørbø]], [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] island||1130
|}

==Geography==
The island municipality sat on the south side of the large [[Boknafjorden]]. It consists of about 80 islands, most of which are uninhabited. The main islands are [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]], [[Mosterøy (island)|Mosterøy]], [[Klosterøy]], [[Fjøløy]], [[Sokn]], [[Bru, Rogaland|Bru]], [[Brimse]], and the western part of [[Åmøy]] (the eastern part is part of [[Stavanger]] municipality). All of the main islands are connected together and to the mainland by a series of bridges and tunnels (except for Brimse which has a ferry connection). The [[Fjøløy Lighthouse]] is located in the northwestern part of the municipality, lighting a main shipping channel to Stavanger.<ref name="snl" />

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1884 and 1965, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist 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="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1142.pdf |language=Norwegian }}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1865|2453
|1875|2477
|1891|1086
|1900|1110
|1910|1003
|1920|1116
|1930|1260
|1946|1485
|1951|1483
|1960|1438
|1970|2079
|1980|2299
|1990|2561
|2000|3111
|2010|4035
|2019|4847
}}

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[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 |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Stavanger District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Rennesøy was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 2016
|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>
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/rogaland/rennesøy?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no1            = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste  
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|start                     = 1964
|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=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Rennesøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Rennesøy (incomplete list):
*1892-1913: Jacob Kristensen Austbø
*1999-2007: Jostein Eiane ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2007-2011: Ommund Vareberg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2011-2019: Dagny Sunnanå Hausken ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])

[[File:Mastrafjordtunnelen.jpg|thumb|right|View of the entrance to the [[Mastrafjord Tunnel]]]]

==Transportation==
Since 1992, Rennesøy municipality has been connected to the mainland by a series of bridges and undersea tunnels. The [[Byfjord Tunnel]] connects the mainland to the island of [[Sokn]], and it is part of the [[European route E39]] highway. The island of Sokn is connected to the three islands of [[Åmøy]], [[Bru, Rogaland|Bru]], and [[Mosterøy (island)|Mosterøy]] by bridges. Mosterøy is connected to [[Fjøløy]] and [[Klosterøy]] by short bridges and to [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]] by the undersea [[Mastrafjord Tunnel]]. Rennesøy island is also connected to the island of [[Vestre Bokn]] (across the Boknafjorden) by ferry. Furthermore, the island of Rennesøy is connected to the two islands of [[Finnøy (island)|Finnøy]] and [[Talgje]] in the neighboring municipality of [[Finnøy]] to the northeast by the [[Finnøy Tunnel]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Rennesøy – kommune |url=https://snl.no/Rennes%C3%B8y%2Fkommune |access-date=2015-12-30 |language=no}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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