Hillesøy
| Hillesøy herred | |
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| Former Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 69°35′53″N 18°1′54″E / 69.59806°N 18.03167°ECoordinates: 69°35′53″N 18°1′54″E / 69.59806°N 18.03167°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Nord-Norge |
| Municipality ID | NO-1930 |
| Adm. Center | Brensholmen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| Created from | Lenvik in 1855 |
| Merged into | Lenvik and Tromsø in 1964 |
Hillesøy is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipalities of Tromsø and Lenvik and both sides of the Malangen fjord. Hillesøy included about 458 square kilometres (177 sq mi) of land with 164 square kilometres (63 sq mi) on Senja island, 263 square kilometres (102 sq mi) on Kvaløya, and 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of smaller islands.
Hillesøy included area on the islands of Senja and Kvaløya as well as many smaller islands such as Hillesøya and Sommarøya. On Senja island, Hillesøy included the larger villages of Fjordgård, Husøy, and Botnhamn. On Kvaløya island, it included Ersfjordbotn and Brensholmen. The island of Sommarøya is connected to the large island of Kvaløya by the Sommarøy Bridge. Most of the other islands are only accessible by boat.
The municipality is named after the old Hillesøy farm (Old Norse: Hildulfsøy) on the island of Hillesøya since that is where the Hillesøy Church was originally located. The first element of the old name comes from the old male name Hildulfr and the last part is identical with the word for "island". Another possibility for the meaning of the name is Hellisøy, where the first element comes from the work hellir which means "rock slab" and the last element again meaning "island".
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