Engø

{{Short description|Peninsula in Sandefjord, Norway}}

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Engø or Engøy is a peninsula in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located between the Tønsbergfjorden and Lahellefjorden, about {{convert|5|km}} to the east of the city of Sandefjord. The island of Natholmen lies just to the south of the peninsula. Engøy is located next to Lahelle, northeast of the city.

A ferry operator, known as Jutøya AS, operates a small ferry which connects Engø to the nearby car-free island of Veierland, which is a popular summer tourist attraction. The ferry, known as MF Jutøya, is operated on contract with Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk.{{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Erlend |title=På Tur i Vestfold del 2 |publisher=E-forlag |year=2011 |isbn=9788293057222 |pages=546-547 |language=no}} The ferry ride to Veierland island takes approximately 10 minutes.{{Cite news |date=2018-07-06 |title=Engø kan bli ei perle for Sandefjord |language=no |work=Sandefjords Blad |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/politikk/politikere/engo-kan-bli-ei-perle-for-sandefjord/s/5-73-737384}}{{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Martin |title=Norwegen |publisher=Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump |year=2020 |isbn=9783831746248 |page=106 |language=no}}

Name

The original name of the island was Engøy, which is a combination of the words {{wikt-lang|non|eng}} which means "meadow" and {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "island". Former written forms include Ænghøy (in 1398), Enngøenn (1575), Engøen (1644), and later on Engø.{{Cite book |last=Davidsen |first=Roger |title=Et sted i Sandefjord: lokalhistorisk stedsnavnsleksikon |publisher=Sandar Historielag |year=2008 |isbn=9788299456753 |page=205 |language=no}}

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Category:Peninsulas of Vestfold

Category:Sandefjord

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