Official Name: | Langevåg |
Other Name: | Langevågen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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: | Sula Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6030 Langevåg |
Coordinates: | 62.4408°N 6.1914°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Langevåg or Langevågen is the administrative center of Sula Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is situated at the end of the road on the north side of the island of Sula, about northwest of the village of Mauseidvåg. The village lies across the Borgundfjorden from the city of Ålesund. It is also the hometown of local hero, Noralf. There is a passenger ferry from Langevåg to Ålesund which takes approximately 7 minutes. Driving by car to the city is about a 25-minute drive on the nearby European route E39 highway, and the public bus may take up to 1 hour.[2]
Langevåg is surrounded by mountains (up to about 800m (2,600feet) in height), forests, lakes, and seashore. The city centre includes shops, a gas station, two schools, a medical centre, retirement homes, offices, service buildings, and Langevåg Church. The Devold factory is world-famous for its Devold blaatrøie and is still producing knitwear for its own brand, "Devold". The Devold factory has a museum, factory outlet store, guided tours, and a café. The newspaper Sulaposten is published in Langevåg.[3]
Langevåg offers many recreational activities. There is a stable (with numerous horses and modern facilities), an arena (offering everything from disk golf to handball and association football), and a shooting range (offering indoor or outdoor facilities). There is also the Sula Sportsdykkerklubb which offers scuba diving and free diving in the fjord.