Ås Explained
Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an esker, a ridge of sand and gravel.
Ås may also refer to:
People
- Ås (surname)
- Berit Ås (born 1928), a Norwegian politician and Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo
- Olof Ås (1892 - 1949), a Swedish theater and film actor stage manager
- Peder Ås, a fictional character and placeholder name used in Norwegian legal writings
Places
Finland
- Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter in Helsinki
Norway
- Ås, Akershus, a municipality in Akershus county
- Ås, Agder, a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county
- Ås Station, a railway station on the Østfold Line in Ås, Akershus county
- Ås, Trøndelag, a village in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county
Sweden
- Ås, Nora, a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County
- Ås Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan in Halland
- Ås, Krokom Municipality, a locality in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County
Other
- Ås IF, a Swedish football club located in Ås near Östersund
- Ås Avis, a weekly newspaper in the municipality of Ås, Norway
- Ås, the singular noun for the fabled Norwegian Æsir
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