Storebø is the administrative centre and largest village in Austevoll municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island of Huftarøy, just south of the village of Birkeland and northwest of the village of Haukanes. The 1.61km2 village has a population (2016) of 1,377; giving the village a population density of.HistoryThe Austevoll Church, the main parish church in Austevoll municipality, was historically located in the village of Austevoll on the island of Hundvåko until 1891 when it was moved and rebuilt at Storebø. Storebø was made the administrative centre of the municipality in 1964. Prior to that, the meetings of the municipal council were held on the small island of Bakholmen, located a short distance west of Storebø.ToponymyThe name Storebø has been in use since the mid-17th century, prior to that the village was called Bø or Bøe. It is thought that the prefix store-, literally meaning large, was added to separate it from Bø on the nearby island of Stord, since both farms were part of the Saint Mary's Abbey, Lyse. The Bø at Stord was renamed Litlabø, with the prefix litla- meaning small. The last element, bø, comes from Old Norse word that translates as farm.
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