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Orust is an island in western Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. The largest town on Orust is Henån, in which approximately 1800 inhabitants live. On Orust lives approximately 15160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer. Henån is a town, and the seat of Orust Municipality, in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. ...


The main income for Orust are the shipyards, the two largest being Najadvarvet and Hallberg-Rassy. Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ...


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Orust is a municipality on the island of Orust in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. ... Orust Eastern Hundred, or Orusts östra härad, was a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden. ... Orust Western Hundred, or Orusts västra härad, was a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden. ...

External links

  • Orust Municipality (http://www.orust.se) - Official site

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Orust in English (270 words)
Orust is an island and municipality in Bohuslän on Sweden's west coast, and forms part of a lively archipelago with islands such as Gullholmen, Käringön, Malö and Flatön.
Orust is Sweden's third-largest island with an area of 346 km², while the municipality as a whole has a total area of 388 km².
Henån in northern Orust is the largest community and functions as the chief town of the municipality.
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