Aspøy

Aspøy
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°E / 62.472041; 6.146851Coordinates: 62°28′19″N 6°08′49″E / 62.472041°N 6.146851°E / 62.472041; 6.146851
Area 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Length 1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width 500 m (1,600 ft)
Highest elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Highest point Storhaugen
Administration
County Møre og Romsdal
Municipality Ålesund Municipality

Aspøya 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 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 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) island has a population (2015) of 3,376.

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Aspøy – øy og bydel i Ålesund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-07-20.


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