{{Short description|Island in Haugesund, Norway}} {{Infobox islands |name = Hasseløya<br />{{no bold|Hasseløy}} |native_name = |native_name_link = |sobriquet = |image_name = Hasseløy bru.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = View of the Hasseløy bridge, connecting the island to the mainland |location = [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]] |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 13 |mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the island |coordinates = {{coord|59.41686|5.25344|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}} |archipelago = |area_km2 = 0.3 |rank = |length_m = 825 |width_m = 450 |coastline_km = |elevation_m = |highest_mount = |country = [[Norway]] |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = [[Rogaland]] |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality |country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Haugesund Municipality]] |population = 1046 |population_as_of = 2020<ref name="snl" /> |density_km2 = |density_footnotes = }}
'''Hasseløya'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/426653 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> (or ''Hasseløy''<ref name="name" />) is an [[island]] in [[Haugesund Municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|0.3|km2|acre|adj=on}} island lies north of the island [[Risøya]], south of the [[Killingøy]] peninsula, and between the island of [[Vibrandsøya]] to the west and the mainland to the east. Hasseløya is part of the [[Haugesund (town)|town of Haugesund]], connected to the city centre by a bridge. The informal name ''Bakarøy'' is commonly used locally.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Hasseløya|Hasseløya|2026-03-13|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-07-18|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
==Population and economy== The 2020 population was 1,046.<ref name="snl" /> The offices for the western region of the [[Norwegian Coastal Administration]] are in the southwest corner of the island.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=Kystglimt (Article: Nybygg i vest tar form, p. 7) |url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/3880/KG2004-2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530085532/http://kystverket.no/PageFiles/3880/KG2004-2.pdf |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=25 December 2014 |publisher=Norwegian Coastal Administration |language=Norwegian}}</ref> The small Dokken museum with historical boats and buildings is located on the east side, near the bridge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dokken Friluftsmuseum |url=http://www.visithaugesund.no/no/Produkt/?TLp=39185 |access-date=25 December 2014 |publisher=Visit Haugesund |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
==History== Historically, the island was the site of industries including the [[shipyard]] Hauges Jernskibsbyggeri from 1907.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hauges Jernskibsbyggeri |url=http://www.haugaland-veteranbatlag.no/hauges_jernskibsbyggeri/hauge.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008155224/http://www.haugaland-veteranbatlag.no/hauges_jernskibsbyggeri/hauge.htm |archive-date=8 October 2007 |access-date=25 December 2014 |publisher=Haugaland Veteranbåtlag |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Since then the island is mostly residential and several apartment buildings have replaced the old boathouses.
The island has been connected to the mainland since 1872, the current bridge was completed in 1954.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vormedal |first=Tor Inge |url=http://www.vormedalforlag.no/boker/luftige_over_haugesund/Luftige_svev_Haugesund.pdf |title=Luftige svev over Haugesund |publisher=Vormedal forlag |pages=24–25 |access-date=2014-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231123211/http://www.vormedalforlag.no/boker/luftige_over_haugesund/Luftige_svev_Haugesund.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-31 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Notable people== [[Hanna Brummenæs]] (1860-1942), a pioneering female shipping company owner
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