Aspøya is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 0.6-square-kilometre (0.23 sq mi) island is one of the islands on which the city of Ålesund is built. The other islands are Hessa (to the west) and Nørvøya (to the east). Aspøya is the location of the 1904 Ålesund Fire.

Aspøy
Aspøya

Ålesund as seen from the hill Aksla. The island in the middle is Aspøya.
Aspøya Location of the island Show map of Møre og Romsdal Aspøya Aspøya (Norway) Show map of Norway
Geography
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62.472041°N 6.146851°E / 62.472041; 6.146851
Area	0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Length	1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width	500 m (1600 ft)
Highest elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Highest point	Storhaugen
Administration
Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality
Demographics
Population	3376 (2015)

The small island has some residential development around Ålesund Church. Other than that, most of the island is made up of industrial and commercial developments.[1] The western terminus of the European route E136 highway is on the island of Aspøya. The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) island has a population (2015) of 3,376.

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

External links

• Aspøya – øy og bydel i Ålesund, in Store norske leksikon
• http://www.norgeskart.no/#12/43885/6958206
• Aspøy elementary school

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