Hvaler

Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Viken County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipality is located in Skjærhalden. Hvaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Name The name is the plural form of hval, which means "whale". The form and shape of the islands resemble a pod of whales. Prior to 1889,…