Hisøy

Hisøy is an island and a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. Today, the island is a part of the municipality of Arendal. Hisøy is an island separated from the mainland by the river Nidelv. The village of Kolbjørnsvik is located across the harbor from the town of Arendal. The boat "Kolbjørn" provided transportation across the harbor for over 100 years.NameThe municipality is named after the old His farm . The first element, His, means "the cut" and the last element is ø or øy which means "island".HistoryThe 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, as part of a major municipal merger, Hisøy was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Arendal. Prior to the merger, Hisøy had a population of 4,026.