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Luro, Hordaland

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Location
  
Hordaland, Norway

Width
  
680 m (2,230 ft)

County
  
Hordaland

Area
  
250 ha

Length
  
4 km (2.5 mi)

Highest elevation
  
52 m (171 ft)

Elevation
  
52 m

Municipality
  
Lindås

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Luro or Lygra is an island in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 2.5-square-kilometre (0.97 sq mi) island sits in the Lurefjorden which cuts into the Lindås peninsula. There is one road on the island that continues over a short bridge onto the mainland. The bridge was built in 1972. The island has been the site of Lygra Church since the middle ages. There are Viking age tombstones that are still standing on the island. The Heathland Centre is located on Lygra. It is an information centre about the cultural landscape in this coastal area. There are nearly 200 hectares (490 acres) of heathland that are managed in traditional ways by local farmers.

Map of Lygra, 5912 Seim, Norway

References

Luro, Hordaland Wikipedia