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Ålesund (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈôːɫəsʉn] ⓘ) is a town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality.The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Nørvøya with newer developments located on the islands of Uksenøya the outer parts of the "urban area" even stretch onto the island of Sula which is in ...
Jugendstilsenteret is a national interpretation centre, visitors can learn more about the town fire, the rebuilding of the town and the Art Nouveau style. Ålesund is a partner in the Art nouveau network, a European network of co-operation created in 1999 for the study, safeguards and development of the Art nouveau.
the 1982 edition the multi-lingual 1975 edition, Europareise / Journey Through Europe / Voyage En Europe. Journey through Europe or Explore Europe is a family board game in which the players travel around a map of Europe, rolling a die to move. When they have reached all their objective cities, they try to return home to win.
English: Map showing the position of Ålesund within Møre og Romsdal, made by Jon Harald Søby. Svenska: Karta som visar Ålesund kommuns läge i Møre og Romsdal fylke, skapad av Jon Harald Søby .
The European route E136 highway and Norwegian County Road 64 pass through Åndalsnes. County Road 64 heads to the towns of Molde and Kristiansund to the north and the E136 highway heads to the town of Ålesund to the west and to Dombås to the southeast.
Møre og Romsdal is served by nine airports, of which only the four airports located near the four largest centres have regular domestic flights. The largest airport in the county is Ålesund Airport, Vigra, which offers the only scheduled international routes from any airport in Møre og Romsdal. Ålesund Airport had 732,614 passengers in 2006.
The island is located northeast of the town of Ålesund, north of the islands of Nørvøya and Uksenøya, east of the island of Valderøya, and south of the mainland peninsula of Haram. The villages of Hoffland, Årset, and Myklebust are all located on the south side of the island. Ellingsøy Church is the main church for the island.
The Norwegian language word by means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway. In Norway today, there are 108 towns/cities, but ...