Ålesund (or Aalesund) is a 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]
Ålesund[1] | |
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![Official seal of Ålesund[1]](/wiki/File:%C3%85lesund_komm.svg) Seal | |
| Nickname: "Åleby" | |
| Coordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E / 62.47778°N 6.19028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 46,747 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ålesunder Ålesundar |
| Time zone | UTC + 1 |
| Website | alesund.kommune.no |
Related pages
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stokkan, John; Thorsnæs, Geir; Haugen, Morten Olsen; Amoriza, Silje Een de; Allkunne (2023-03-03), "Ålesund", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), 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.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Britisk avis: - Ålesund er Norges vakreste by". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
Other websites
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Media related to Ålesund at Wikimedia Commons
- alesund.kommune.no (in Norwegian)