Nørvøya

Island in Norway
62°28′31″N 6°12′10″E / 62.4753°N 6.2029°E / 62.4753; 6.2029Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)Length5.7 km (3.54 mi)Width1.2 km (0.75 mi)Highest elevation135 m (443 ft)Highest pointAkslaAdministration
Norway
CountyMøre og RomsdalMunicipalityÅlesund MunicipalityDemographicsPopulation9647 (2015)

Nørvøya or Nørve is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the largest of the islands containing the city center of Ålesund, the others being Aspøya and Heissa, located to the west. The 5-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) island of Nørvøya is located south of Ellingsøya, north of Sula, and west of Oksenøya. There were 9,647 residents living on the island in 2015.[1]

Ålesund University College, the city hall, Volsdalen Church, and the stadium of the local association football team Aalesunds FK are located on Nørvøya. The 135-metre (443 ft) hill Aksla, a popular place from where to photograph the city, is located on the western part of Nørvøya. The European route E136 highway runs along the south side of the island, connecting it to the other islands of Oksenøya (on the east) and Aspøya (on the west). On Nørvøya, the E136 highway connects to the Ellingsøy Tunnel, which is an undersea tunnel that connects to the village of Hoffland on Ellingsøya to the north.

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References

  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (13 March 2019). "Nørvøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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