or is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
and
fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...
in
Tromsø Municipality
Tromsø Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the vi ...
in
Troms
Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The island is dominated by a mountain, but the southeastern third of the island is relatively flat and that is where the residents of the island live. In 2018, there were 25 inhabitants on the island. The island lies just north of the island of
Store Sommarøya
Store Sommarøya or Sommarøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The island is located about west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The island i ...
and it is connected by the Hillesøy Bridge to Sommerøy which in turn is connected to the large island of
Kvaløya and the rest of Norway by another bridge.
Hillesøya is an old church site, with the
Hillesøy Church being located on the island for a long time, until it was moved to
Brensholmen in 1889. Hillesøya was the namesake for the old
Hillesøy Municipality
Hillesøy is a Former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1855 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located on both sides of the Malangen (fjord), Malangen f ...
that existed from 1855 until its dissolution in 1964.
There was a large forest fire on the island of Hillesøya in 2012 that was caused by an injured Canadian tourist attempting to light a
signal fire.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder ...
References
Tromsø
Islands of Troms
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