Hisingen

Hisingen is the fifth-largest island of Sweden, with an area of 199 km2. It is a , formed by the split of the Göta Älv at , and is defined to the east and south by the main arm of that river, to the north by the smaller arm, and to the west by the .
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Photo: Erik031, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Sweden
  • Also known as: “希辛根”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aeroseum and Hisingsparken.

Museum
Photo: Lauri Väin, CC BY 2.0.
is a museum.

Park
Photo: Lonezor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest park area in , Sweden, covering approximately 320 hectares.

Church
Photo: Stenssen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvisljungeby and Trulsegården.

Suburb
is a locality situated in Gothenburg Municipality, , . is situated 3½ km west of Hisingen.

Suburb
is a locality situated in Gothenburg Municipality, , .

Suburb
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Hisings is a suburb… is situated 6 km east of Hisingen.

Hisingen

Latitude
57.7667° or 57° 46′ north
Longitude
11.8833° or 11° 53′ east
Population
141,000
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9F9HQV8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2706344
Wiki­data ID
Q851977
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Swedish—“Hisingen” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Hisingen”
  • Albanian: “Hisingen”
  • Basque: “Hisingen”
  • Cebuano: “Hisingen”
  • Chinese: “希辛延岛”
  • Chinese: “希辛延島”
  • Czech: “Hisingen”
  • Danish: “Hisingen”
  • Dutch: “Hisingen”
  • Estonian: “Hisingen”
  • Finnish: “Hisingen”
  • French: “Hisingen”
  • German: “Hisingen”
  • Greek: “Χίσινγκεν”
  • Hebrew: “היסיניין”
  • Hungarian: “Hisingen”
  • Indonesian: “Hisingen”
  • Italian: “Hisingen”
  • Japanese: “ヒジンゲン島”
  • Macedonian: “Хисинген”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hisingen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hisingen”
  • Norwegian: “Hisingen”
  • Papiamento: “Hisingen”
  • Persian: “تورشلاندا”
  • Polish: “Hisingen”
  • Portuguese: “Hisingen”
  • Russian: “Хисинген”
  • Slovenian: “Hisingen”
  • Spanish: “Hisingen”
  • Swedish: “Hisingen”
  • “Hisingen”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Steneby and Lexby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gothenburg City Airport and Hisingen.

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