Ålesund

Summary

Ålesund is a city^[1]. Ålesund ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ålesund is located in Ålesund Municipality^[3].
• Ålesund is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Ålesund's image is recorded as Il giocattolo - panoramio.jpg^[5].
• Ålesund's image is recorded as "Alesund ist berühmt für seine Jugendstilarchitektur". 14.jpg^[6].
• Ålesund's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Ålesund's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237828069^[8].
• Ålesund's part of is recorded as Ålesund^[9].
• +1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ålesund^[10].
• Ålesund's highest point is recorded as Q12713278^[11].
• Ålesund's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.47225, 'lon': 6.15492}^[12].
• Ålesund's significant event is recorded as Ålesund Fire^[13].
• Ålesund's significant event is recorded as Q4568373^[14].
• Ålesund's described at URL is recorded as https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/%C3%85lesund#Q42900680^[15].
• Ålesund's population is recorded as {'amount': '+52163'}^[16].
• Ålesund's capital of is recorded as Ålesund Municipality^[17].
• Ålesund's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3163392^[18].
• Ålesund's BBC Things ID is recorded as 26a12502-e2f0-4074-8260-1fe39351ff01^[19].
• Ålesund's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1048442^[20].
• Ålesund's SSR place name number is recorded as 192945^[21].
• Ålesund's different from is recorded as Ålesund Municipality^[22].
• Ålesund's different from is recorded as Ålesund^[23].
• Ålesund's UN/LOCODE is recorded as NOAES^[24].
• Ålesund's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[25].
• Ålesund's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.67'}^[26].
• Ålesund's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -250944^[27].

Body

Geography

Ålesund is in the country of Norway^[4]. Ålesund is located in Ålesund Municipality^[3]. Ålesund's part of is recorded as Ålesund^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Ålesund's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.67'}^[26]. Ålesund's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[25]. Ålesund's population is recorded as {'amount': '+52163'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Ålesund's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ålesund^[10].

Why It Matters

Ålesund ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).^[2] Ålesund has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]