Aspøy Aspøya | |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Aspøya |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the island |
Location: | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Coordinates: | 62.472°N 6.1469°W |
Area Km2: | 0.6 |
Length Km: | 1.8 |
Width M: | 500 |
Elevation M: | 52 |
Highest Mount: | Storhaugen |
Country: | Norway |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Møre og Romsdal |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Ålesund Municipality |
Population: | 3376 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Aspøya is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 0.6km2 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.
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 0.6km2 island has a population (2015) of 3,376.