Place:Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameÅlesund
Alt namesAÌŠlesundsource: from redirect
Ålesundsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Aislesundsource: common spelling
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.467°N 6.183°E
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Contained Places
Former municipality
Borgund ( 1968 - present )
Inhabited place
Spjelkavik
Municipality
Sula ( 1968 - 1976 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ålesund sometimes spelt in English as Aalesund, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district. The town is a sea port and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. Although sometimes internationally spelled by its older name Aalesund, this spelling is obsolete in Norwegian. However, the local football club Aalesunds FK still carries that spelling, having been founded before the official change.

The municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ålesund is the 13th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 66,258. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.

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