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Tisler is a small island in southeast
þistill
', or
tistel
' in Norwegian, coming from the round shape of the thistle's pericarp. Tisler is among the southernmost of the
Tisler is a small island in southeast Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The name of the island comes from the Norse word for thistle, þistill
', or
tistel
' in Norwegian, coming from the round shape of the thistle's pericarp. Tisler is among the southernmost of the
Hvaler
Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Østfold County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the munici ...
islands, which form a municipality in Østfold
Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...
. Tisler is one of the last islands before you reach Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
and Skagerrak
The Skagerrak (; , , ) is a strait running between the North Jutlandic Island of Denmark, the east coast of Norway and the west coast of Sweden, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea.
The Skagerrak contains some of the busiest shipping ...
. The last family of farmers and fishermen moved from the island to Skjærhalden
Skjærhalden is the administrative centre of Hvaler municipality, Norway. It is located on the island Kirkeøy
Kirkeøy is the largest island in the Norwegian municipality of Hvaler. Its name means "church island" and is derived from Hvaler Chu ...
in 1939. Today, Tisler is not inhabited except for the summer, when many people come to their cottages to enjoy the sun and the warm climate.
See also
*Ytre Hvaler National Park
Ytre Hvaler National Park (, ) is a national park located within Hvaler Municipality and Fredrikstad Municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The park was established on 26 June 2009 and was the first national marine park in the country of N ...
References
Islands of Østfold Hvaler {{Norway-island-stub