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Hisingen is the fourth-largest island of Sweden (after Gotland, Öland and Orust), with an area of . In 2014 Statistics Sweden declared it to instead be the fifth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding an island. It has been noted that under this definition, all of Götaland would be the country's largest island, rendering Hisingen instead the sixth largest. It forms part of Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, and is bordered by the Göta älv in the south and east, the Nordre älv in the north, and the Kattegat in the west. The northern part of the city of Gothenburg, with its harbours, industries and suburbs, is located on the island, which is divided between the two historical provinces of Västergötland and Bohuslän. The population of the island is around 130,000, making it the most populated island in Sweden, ahead of Södermalm and Gotland. ==Etymology== The etymology of the name ''Hisingen'' is disputed. ''Hísing'' makes its first appearance in 13th century Icelandic sources; ''Hisingen'' is dated back to 1399. The basic meaning of the prefix ''His''- is "to split, cut off" and can be found in the placenames ''Hisøy'' and ''Hisön''. Hence, the name can be interpreted as "the island cut off from the mainland".〔''Göteborg'', ed. Jan Jonasson, "Ortnamn", fil dr Hugo Karlsson, STF-landskapsserie, Esselte, Nacka 1978 ISSN 0347-6081 s.303〕〔''Älvsborgs län - historia i gränsbygd'', ed. Mimi Håkansson, "Häradsnamnen", fil dr Hugo Karlsson, Länsstyrelsen i Älvsborgs län, Risbergs Tryckeri, Uddevalla 1997 ISBN 91-86832-09-3 s.82-83〕〔''Bohusläns forntid'', Carl-Axel Moberg, Göteborg 1963 s.13〕〔''Mal og Minne'', Oddvar Nes, Oslo 1974 s.53〕 A colloquial name for Hisingen is ''Elevator Nobody''. This is a play on words; ''hiss'' is Swedish for ''elevator'', and ''ingen'' is Swedish for ''nobody''. 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「Hisingen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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