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Helgøy is a former municipality in Troms county. The municipality consisted of Helgøya itself , Vestre Vanna , parts of Ringvassøya and Rebbenesøya , Grøtøya , Nord-Kvaløya and the small islands outside, a total area of 659 km².
From ancient times, Helgøy was its own church parish. In 1837, municipal self-government was introduced, and Helgøy, in a municipal union with Karlsøy parish , got its own self-government with its own finances. Helgøy grew as a place of trade under Christian Figenschou, and the Helgøy residents soon became dissatisfied with the municipal community with Karlsøy.
On 1 September 1886, Helgøy was separated as its own municipality, and then had 828 inhabitants. However, the two municipalities still had a common priest, sheriff and doctor, but all of these lived in Karlsøy. From 1886 to 1892, Christian Figenschou was mayor of the municipality. In 1892, church singer Guttorm Raste took over, followed by his son Edvard. In 1898, Christian Figenschou again took over the management of Helgøy. At the municipal election in 1901, the Labor Party took over the leadership in Helgøy.
After 1886, an attempt was made to develop a local center on Helgøya itself, with a church , vicarage and the parish's only and flourishing trading post . A small settlement grew up on the former church site. The first permanent school (combined with bell farm) in the parish was added to Helgøya. They had steamship calls and post office opening , and municipal meetings and things were held here. The district doctor and the sheriff had permanent duty here during the church weekends, but their own confirmation did not come until 1928.
Helgøy municipality, then with 1,495 inhabitants, was merged with Karlsøy municipality again on 1 January 1964.
The island has an area of 43 km². The name Helgøy comes from Helløy, Helgøy or Heiløy; "the holy island". Helgøya has had a church site since the 13th century. The church site was formerly an active trading post and hub for fishermen in the region. It had its own post office and ferry connection until 1999. Now Helgøya has been vacated and is mostly used as a holiday resort.
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visited Helgøy several times before 1914, and gave the locals an emerald as a gift. The emerald is now at Tromsø Museum .
The church that stands on Helgøy today was brought here from Hamn in Senja in January 1888. It came to Hamn approx. 1877, before this it had stood at Hemnes in Helgeland , and was originally built in 1741. The church it replaced on Helgøy had stood there for 225 years. Helgøy church is still used on special occasions, and then a ferry is set up for passenger traffic.