Hisøy

Hisøy (historically: Hisø) is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 10-square-kilometre (3.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1881 until 1992 when it was merged into the municipality of Arendal. At the time of its dissolution, it was the smallest municipality in the whole county. The municipality encompassed the islands of Hisøya, Gjervoldsøy, Havsøya, Ærøya, Store Torungen, Lille Torungen, and several other small, unpopulated islands. The administrative centre was the village of Kolbjørnsvik on Hisøya island.[2] Hisøy Church was the main church for the municipality, located in the village of His in the central part of Hisøya.[1]

This article is about the former municipality in southern Norway. For the island in Arendal, Norway, see Hisøya.
Hisøy kommune
Former Municipality
Coat of arms
Hisøy kommune
Location of the municipality
Hisøy kommune
Hisøy kommune (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°25′44″N 08°44′37″E
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Municipality IDNO-0922
Adm. CenterKolbjørnsvik
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Created fromØyestad in 1881
Merged intoArendal in 1992

History

The municipality of Hisø was created on 1 January 1881 when the municipality of Øyestad was split into Øyestad (population: 4,474) and Hisø (population: 2,652). On 1 January 1992, there was a major municipal merger involving Hisøy. The municipalities of Hisøy (population: 4,026), Tromøy (population: 4,711), Øyestad (population: 8,679), Moland (population: 8,148), and the town of Arendal (population: 12,478), forming a new, much larger municipality of Arendal.[1][3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Hisøy (or Hisø) after the old His farm (Old Norse: Hís) since this is where the Hisøy Church is located. The first element, His, means "the cut" (probably referring to how the river Nidelva turns near the island) and the last element is ø or øy which means "island".[1][4]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms for Hisøy municipality is from modern times; they were granted on 12 December 1986 and they were in use until 31 December 1991 when the municipality ceased to exist. The red arms showed two identical white lighthouses side by side. They were chosen to represent the two local lighthouses: Store Torungen Lighthouse and Lille Torungen Lighthouse which mark the waters around the island of Hisøya and the entrance to the harbour for the town of Arendal.[5]

  • Coat of arms of Hisøy municipality
  • View of Hisøya from Arendal city centre
  • Alternate view of Hisøya
  • Kolbjørnsvik, the municipal centre
  • View of Hisøy Church in His
  • Two local Torungene lighthouses that inspired the coat of arms

References
  1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-07-14). "Hisøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-06-24). "Hisøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 104.
  5. "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  • Arendal travel guide from Wikivoyage
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