Giske
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| Commune number : | 1532 | ||
| Province (county) : | Møre and Romsdal | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Valderøy | ||
| Coordinates : | 62 ° 30 ′ N , 6 ° 3 ′ E | ||
| Surface: | 40.54 km² | ||
| Residents: | 8,462 (Feb 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 209 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Language form : | Nynorsk | ||
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| Mayor : | Harry Valderhaug ( KrF ) (2015) | ||
| Location in the province of Møre og Romsdal | |||
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Giske is an island and a municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Møre og Romsdal in Norway . It is located north-northwest of the city of Ålesund .
According to Snorre Sturlason , Giske is said to have been the place where Harald Fairhair cut his hair after reuniting Norway.
Geography and traffic
The municipality of Giske essentially consists of four islands: Giske, Vigra , Valderøya and Godøy, which is named after its historical significance . In addition, many smaller islands belong to the municipality.
Important towns are Alnes on Godøy, Roald on Vigra and Valkvjet on Valderøy.
All four main islands can be reached from Ålesund via tunnels, bridges and dams: the Ellingsøy tunnel leads to the island of Ellingsøy and from there through the Valderøy tunnel to the island of Valderøya. Its north coast is connected by a dam with the island of Vigra, on which Ålesund Airport is also located; on its west coast, the Giskebrücke extends to the island of Giske, from which the Godøytunnel in turn leads to the island of Godøy.
The nearest train station is in Åndalsnes (a good 100 km away), on the Raumabanen branch line , which branches off the main Oslo – Trondheim line in Dombås . From there there are direct bus routes to Ålesund. A direct bus line from Bergen also goes there , directly from the Oslo-Bergen railway station .
Attractions
- Giske Kirke is a marble church from the 12th century.
- Skjonghelleren is a cave on Valderøy where traces of Stone Age settlement have been found.
- There is a listed lighthouse in the fishing village of Alnes on Godøy.
- The Mjeltehaugen , a Bronze Age burial mound on the southeast coast of Giskes, is the northernmost of its kind.
Trivia
The band New Model Army recorded their album From Here (2019) in the Ocean Sound Recording Studios on Giske .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
- ↑ Giskebrosjyre. Giske municipality, July 3, 2006, p. 5 , accessed on September 12, 2013 (Norwegian / English / German; PDF, 9.37 MB).
- ↑ https://www.frankenpost.de/leben/tipps/fp/tipps-fp/New-Model-Army-Wir-leben-in-duesteren-Zeiten;art83578,6849099
