Ålesund
Ålesund (or Aalesund) is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Ålesund was founded in 1837. The city has gotten attention worldwide for being one of the best small sea ports in Europe.[2][3][4][1]
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| Coordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E / 62.47778°N 6.19028°ECoordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E / 62.47778°N 6.19028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eva Vinje Aurdal (Labour Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 46,747 |
| • Density | 472.2/km2 (1,223/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC + 1 |
| Website | alesund.kommune.no |
Ålesund Media
Iglesia parroquial, Ålesund, Noruega, 2019-09-01, DD 86
Ålesund, Norway, ca. 1895, before the fire
Jugendstilsenteret – The Art Nouveau Centre of Norway
Aalesund (Norway) by night
MS Polarlys in Ålesund (December 2005)
The inner harbour in winter
Edvard Moser
Erik Tørrissen kandidatbilde valget 2011
Hedvig Mollestad, 2019
Bjørn Johan Muri norsk artist - Her i VG-lista i Stavanger
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stokkan, John; Thorsnæs, Geir; Haugen, Morten Olsen; Amoriza, Silje Een de; Allkunne (2023-03-03), "Ålesund", Store norske leksikon (in norsk), retrieved 2023-05-06
- ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Europe Small Ports Photo Gallery -- National Geographic Traveler". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ Eikrem, Allan (9 June 2012). "Norges vakreste sted". Retrieved 16 July 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ "Britisk avis: - Ålesund er Norges vakreste by". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Ålesund at Wikimedia Commons
- alesund.kommune.no (in Norwegian)