Aspøya, Ålesund
Ålesund as seen from the hill Aksla. The island in the middle is Aspøya. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°28′19″N 6°08′49″E / 62.472041°N 6.146851°E |
| Area | 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
| Width | 500 m (1600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Highest point | Storhaugen |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality | Ålesund Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3376 (2015) |
Aspøya[1] is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 0.6-square-kilometre (0.23 sq mi) island is one of the islands on which the city of Ålesund is built. The other islands are Hessa (to the west) and Nørve (to the east). Aspøya is the location of the 1904 Ålesund Fire.
The small island has some residential development around Ålesund Church. Other than that, most of the island is made up of industrial and commercial developments.[2] The western terminus of the European route E136 highway is on the island of Aspøya. The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) island has a population (2015) of 3,376.
See also
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-25). "Aspøya (Ålesund)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
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