Hitra

Hitra is an island located in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag County, Norway. It is the seventh-largest island in Norway (excluding Svalbard) and the largest island south of the Lofoten archipelago.

The island lies between the Trondheimsleia strait and the Frøyfjorden, just southwest of the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord.

Most of the island's population lives close to the coastline, with the largest villages being Fillan, Sandstad, Hestvika, Kvenvær, Ansnes, and Melandsjøen.

The municipality includes the main island of Hitra as well as hundreds of smaller islands, islets, and skerries, in addition to a small area on the Norwegian mainland. It is part of the Fosen region, and the administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fillan.

Hitra is connected to the neighbouring island Frøya by an undersea tunnel.

Population: Approx. 5,300
Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Area: 571.5 km²
IIGA Member since: 1985 - one of the founding member islands