Hisøy

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Boat Kolbjørn in its route between Arendal og Hisøy.
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Boat Kolbjørn in its route between Arendal og Hisøy.

Hisøy is an island and a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. Today the island is a part of Arendal municipality.

It was created by a split from Øyestad on 1 January 1881. At that time Hisøy had a population of 2.652.

On 1 January 1992 Hisøy was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Arendal. Prior to the merger Hisøy had a population of 4.026.

Hisøy is an island created by the river Nidelv.

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