Aspøy
This article is about the island in Ålesund, Norway. For the island in Tingvoll Municipality, see Aspøya.
 Ålesund as seen from the hill Aksla. The island in the middle is Aspøya. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ålesund Municipality, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°28′19″N 6°08′49″E / 62.472041°N 6.146851°ECoordinates: 62°28′19″N 6°08′49″E / 62.472041°N 6.146851°E |
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
| Width | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Highest point | Storhaugen |
| Norway | |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality | Ålesund Municipality |
Aspøya is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 0.5-square-kilometre (0.19 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 Nørvøya (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.[1] The western terminus of the European route E136 highway is on the island of Aspøya. The 0.5-square-kilometre (120-acre) island has a population (2001) of 3,030.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Aspøy – øy og bydel i Ålesund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1504 Ålesund" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
- ↑ "Geografisk plassering" (in Norwegian). Ålesund kommune. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
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