Hesselø

Hesselø is a small island of Denmark, belonging to Halsnæs Municipality, in Region Hovedstaden. The island is situated in the Kattegat, about 25 nautical miles east of Grenaa on Jutland and 15 nautical miles northwest of Zealand Sjælland, it has an area of 0.71 km².

The island got its name from the common seal (in Danish, sæl), which used to be very common on the island.

Hesselø was occupied by the English during the Napoleonic Wars, and afterwards by the infamous pirate captain Sorte Robert (English: Black Robert). When he went out on a raid, according to the legend, he locked his wife in the cellar, so she couldn't escape from him. In the end he killed her and his daughter before disappearing without a trace.

In fiction, the Norwegian illustrator and author Tor Bomann-Larsen in the comic book '1905. The Duel at Hesselø' wrote that the Swedish and Danish princes duelled here for the unoccupied Norwegian throne.

Another 'duel' occurred in 1983 when the Danish government gave permission for test-drilling for oil north-east of the island against protests from Sweden.

The island is now privately owned and used as a holiday destination. The lighthouse was automated in 1955, and the island has been uninhabited since 2005.

Coordinates: 56°11′45″N 11°42′25″E / 56.19583°N 11.70694°E / 56.19583; 11.70694

Islands of Denmark

Baltic Sea	Zealand Funen Bornholm Christiansø (Ertholmene)

Sydhavsøerne	Lolland Falster Møn Fejø Bogø Femø Glænø Nyord Enø Askø Tærø Masnedø Vejrø Dybsø Langø Skalø Enehøje Farø Lilleø Rågø Vejlø Kalvø Slotø Barneholm

Kattegat	North Jutlandic Island Samsø Læsø Anholt Endelave Sejerø Tunø Hjarnø Nekselø Æbelø Hesselø Hjelm Græsholm Hirsholmene Ejlinge Draget

South Funen Archipelago	Ærø Tåsinge Thurø Lyø Avernakø Strynø Omø Drejø Agerø Skærø Bjørnø Siø Hjortø Birkholm Store Egholm Store Svelmø Hjælmshoved Strynø Kalv Illumø Vigø

Limfjorden	Mors Jegindø Venø Egholm Livø Fur

Øresund	Amager Saltholm Peberholm Slotsholmen Middelgrundsfortet Trekroner Fort Flakfortet

Great Belt	Langeland Agersø Gavnø Sprogø Romsø

Little Belt	Als Bågø Årø Fænø Barsø Brandsø Kalbø

Wadden Sea	Rømø Fanø Mandø Langli

Other islands	Orø (Isefjorden) Eskilsø (Roskilde Fjord) Vigelsø (Odense Fjord) Fjendø (Nissum Fjord) Møgelø (Julsø) Tornø (Odense Fjord)

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