Aspøy (Ålesund)
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| Waters | European Arctic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 28 '17 " N , 6 ° 8' 24" E | |
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| length | 1.8 km | |
| width | 500 m | |
| surface | 60 ha | |
| Highest elevation | Storhaugen 52 moh. |
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| Residents | 3376 (2015) 5627 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Ålesund | |
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Aspøy ( Norwegian Aspøya ) is an island in the city and municipality of Ålesund in the Fylke Møre og Romsdal in Norway . It is the middle and smallest of the three islands on which the central districts of Ålesund are located.
geography
The island extends over a length of approx. 1.8 km from east to west, is up to 0.5 km wide and has a total area of only 0.6 km 2 . It is located between the Valderhaugfjord in the north, Aspevågen in the south, Steinvågsund in the west and the very narrow Hellesund (originally Ålesund, now also called Brosund) in the east. It is connected by road bridges - the Steinvågsbrua built in 1953 over the Steinvågsund, the Hellebroa over the Hellesund - with the neighboring islands of Hessa in the west and Nørvøy (also Nørve) in the east. Aspøy is the western terminus of European route 136 , which runs from Ålesund to Dombås on European route 6 .
While the mountain peaks on Hessa ( Sukkertoppen , 314 m) and Nørvøya ( Aksla , 188.6 m) are quite high, Aspøy is relatively flat and therefore largely built up. A low and partly tree-lined ridge, the up to 52 meters high Storhaugen, extends only along its north side.
Cityscape
Aspøy has 3,376 inhabitants (2015) and is therefore often referred to as the most densely populated island in Norway, but in addition to residential areas, the island mainly contains administrative and commercial facilities (transport, storage and industrial companies, department stores, hotels and restaurants, etc.). The coastal areas are dominated by extensive docks and Aspøy is home to much of Ålesund's fishing fleet, Norway's largest. On Aspøy you will also find the Ålesund Church , built in 1909 , the Art Nouveau Center (an Art Nouveau museum), the KUBE art museum, the imposing Aspøy School built in 1919–22 , the building of the Ålesund Masonic Lodge , the former Molja lighthouse , which was converted into a hotel annex in 2008 and the Ålesund Fisheries Museum right next to it.
Since almost the entire city center on Aspøy was destroyed by a major fire in the town fire of Ålesund on January 23, 1904 , there are only a few wooden buildings on the island, mainly in the north along the Molovegen and west of the Aspegata. As new houses were subsequently only allowed to be built from stone or brick, Aspøy is known for the city center, which was completely built in Art Nouveau style during the reconstruction .