page_title: Lindås
section_title: Heathland Centre at Lygra
hierarchical_section_title: Lindås / Attractions / Heathland Centre at Lygra
caption_attribution_description: English: Heathlands centre on Lygra, Norway Norsk nynorsk: Lyngheisenteret på Lygra, Norge
context_page_description: Lindås is a former municipality in the Nordhordland district in the old Hordaland county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020 when it was merged into the new Alver Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Knarvik, located in the southwestern part of the municipality. Other notable villages in the municipality included Alversund, Isdalstø, Lindås, Ostereidet, and Seim. The Mongstad industrial area in extreme northern Lindås has one of the largest oil refineries and largest seaports in Norway. The oil refinery at Mongstad is by far the largest employer in the municipality.
  Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 475-square-kilometre municipality is the 213th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Lindås is the 75th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,731. The municipality's population density is 34.5 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 15.7% over the last decade.
context_section_description: Heathland Centre at Lygra (Lyngheisenteret på Lygra) is a cultural museum consisting of a conserved heather moorland. It is also an information centre for the coastal heathlands. The center was established in the 1970s. An information center with a restaurant, auditorium, and permanent exhibition was opened in 2000. Heathland was founded by the University of Bergen, Vestland county, Lindås Municipality, the Regional Council in Nordhordland and Gulen. It is administrated by the Museum Centre in Hordaland.
caption: Lyngheisenteret
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