Tromøya
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Tromøya () or Tromøy () (historic: Tromø) is the largest island in Southern Norway. The island is entirely located in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The island has about 5,300 residents (in 2015) which gives it a population density of about . The island is located directly across the harbor from the town of Arendal. The highest point on the island is the tall Vardåsen. The island is separated from the mainland to the north by the Tromøysundet strait and it is separated from the island of Hisøya to the southwest by the Galtesundet strait.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Tromøya / TromøyHistoric: Tromø
- Islands.sobriquet
- The pearl of Southern Norway
- Islands.image_name
- Norway - Tromøy.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Location in southeastern Norway
- Islands.map
- Agder#Norway
- Islands.map_caption
- Location of the island
- Islands.label
- Tromøya
- Islands.label_position
- bottom
- Islands.location
- Agder, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 28.6
- Islands.rank
- 1st in Aust-Agder
- Islands.length_km
- 12.5
- Islands.width_km
- 3.8
- Islands.elevation_m
- 94
- Islands.highest_mount
- Vardåsen
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Agder
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Viking era
- Hove Farm
- World War II
- Attractions
- Tromøy Church
- Businesses
- Hove Festival
- Media gallery
- References
- External links
Tromøya () or Tromøy () (historic: Tromø) is the largest island in Southern Norway. The island is entirely located in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The island has about 5,300 residents (in 2015) which gives it a population density of about . The island is located directly across the harbor from the town of Arendal. The highest point on the island is the tall Vardåsen. The island is separated from the mainland to the north by the Tromøysundet strait and it is separated from the island of Hisøya to the southwest by the Galtesundet strait.
The long Tromøy Bridge () is the suspension bridge that has been the only road connection to the mainland since it was completed in 1961. There is also a passenger ferry that takes six minutes to transport riders from Skilsø to the town of Arendal. The company Aker Pusnes is located in Pusnes. It is a designer and supplier of all types of deck machinery and mooring systems for marine and offshore applications.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tromøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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