Straume, Gloppen Explained

Official Name:Straume
Other Name:Hyen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Name3:Nordfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gloppen Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6829 Hyen
Elevation M:14
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.7361°N 5.9172°W

Straume or Hyen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway. The village lies near the southern end of the Hyefjorden near the mouths of the rivers Åelva and Hopelva. Straume is located about northeast of the lake Eimhjellevatnet, where the villages of Eimhjellen and Solheim are located. Hyen Church is located in Straume, serving the whole western part of Gloppen municipality.[2]

There are around 600 people living in the Hyen area. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 615 which connects the whole Hyen valley to the municipal center of Sandane to the east and to the village of Eikefjord (in Flora Municipality) to the west. Continuing on from Eikefjord, one can reach the towns of Førde and Florø which are both located along Norwegian National Road 5.

Economy

The nearby river Åelva is a plentiful salmon river.

The shipyard Brødrene Aa lies on the outskirts of the village of Straume. Brødrene Aa develops and produces products in reinforced plastics like: protective guards, train fronts and express boats.[3] The company is a world leader in the construction of fast ferries made of carbon fibre composites. The shipyard is located in Hyen, and employs 170 as of October 2024. The company became known for pioneering the use of composite materials for fast ferry applications, first with fibreglass composites in the 1970s and today with carbon fibre composites.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Straume. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-10-21.
  2. Web site: Hyen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-10-22.
  3. Web site: Brødrene Aa. 2013-10-22.
  4. Web site: Brødrene Aa is a world leader in the construction of fast ferries made of carbon fibre composites . braa.no . 7 October 2024.