Austnes Explained

Official Name:Austnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Sunnmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ålesund Municipality
Area Total Km2:0.55
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:382
Population Density Km2:695
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6290 Haramsøy
Coordinates:62.6373°N 6.2735°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Austnes is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southeast side of the island of Haramsøya, about southwest of the village of Longva via the Ullasund Bridge. The Ulla lighthouse is located about to the north of Austnes.[2] The historic Haram Church is located in Austnes.

The 0.55km2 village has a population (2018) of 382 and a population density of .[3] There is a ferry connection from Austnes to Kjerstad on nearby Lepsøya island and also to Gjerdet on the mainland. The Nordøyvegen is a planned bridge and tunnel system that will connect the village to the mainland upon its completion in 2022.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austnes, Haram (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-07-27.
  2. Web site: Austnes. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-10-20.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Fv. 659 Nordøyvegen. Norwegian. 2019-07-27. Statens vegvesen. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228121017/https://www.vegvesen.no/Fylkesveg/fv659nordoyvegen. 2019-12-28. dead.