Hidra (island)
Hidra (historically spelled Hitterø) is the largest island in Agder county, Norway. The 20.8-square-kilometre (8.0 sq mi) island lies in Flekkefjord municipality, south of the mainland coast, separated by the 350-metre (1,150 ft) wide Hidrasund strait and the Listafjorden. The island has about 500 residents (in 2015), mostly living on the west side in Kirkehavn, where Hidra Church is located. The village of Rasvåg is another main village on the south side of the island. In 2007, the government of Norway studied the possibility of building an undersea tunnel to connect the island to the mainland without a ferry, but it was deemed to be too costly for the small benefit.
View of Hidra from the east | |
Location of the island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Agder, Norway |
| Coordinates | 58.2300°N 06.5477°E |
| Area | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 1st in Agder |
| Length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Highest point | Langelandsfjella |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Agder |
| Municipality | Flekkefjord |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 528 (2015) |
The island was the center of the old municipality of Hidra which existed from 1893 until 1965.