What is "hillesoey"

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 of land with on Senja island, on Kvaløya, and 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.