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Helgøya is an island in Mjøsa located in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark county, Norway. It was formerly a part of the Nes municipality. With an area of 18.3 km², Helgøya is the largest fresh-water island in Norway. The island is located south of the Nes peninsula, and has been connected to the mainland by the since 1957. The island consists of 32 farms. The most notable of these are the old manor ''Hovinsholm'' that until 1612 had its own church. Another old farm is ''Eik'' ('oak') that has given the name of the tallest hill on the island: ''Eksberget'', and ''Høvelsrud'' which, with its 17th century gardens〔Google Maps still (August 2014) show the gardens as fields. I visited last month; they are magnificent.〕 now open to the public, has recently been restored. The island is generally rich in medieval traces. Helgøya Church (''Helgøya kirke'') was inaugurated on 7 December 1870. The chapel was built in timber and blockwork in the Gothic Revival style. The church has about 200 seats. The chapel was restored and partially rebuilt in the 1970s. ==The name== The Norse forms of the name were ''Helgøy'' and ''Øyin helga'', both meaning 'holy island'. The farm name ''Hovin'' (Norse ''Hofvin'' - later named ''Hovinsholm'', see above) on the southern tip of the island is a compound of ''hof'' n 'pagan temple (for the Norse gods)' and ''vin'' f 'meadow'.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helgøya, Hedmark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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