Ålesund Municipality

Summary

Ålesund Municipality is a municipality of Norway^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ålesund Municipality is located in Møre og Romsdal^[3].
• Ålesund Municipality is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Ålesund Municipality's image is recorded as Vista de Ålesund desde Aksla, Noruega, 2019-09-01, DD 16.jpg^[5].
• Ålesund Municipality's image is recorded as 00 5546 Ålesund - Norwegen.jpg^[6].
• Ålesund Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway^[7].
• Ålesund Municipality's capital is recorded as Ålesund^[8].
• Ålesund Municipality's official language is recorded as Nynorsk^[9].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Giske Municipality^[10].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sula Municipality^[11].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sykkylven Municipality^[12].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Fjord Municipality^[13].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vestnes Municipality^[14].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Molde Municipality^[15].
• Ålesund Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Aukra Municipality^[16].
• Ålesund Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities^[17].
• Ålesund Municipality's coat of arms image is recorded as Ålesund komm.svg^[18].
• Ålesund Municipality's architectural style is recorded as Art Nouveau architecture^[19].
• Ålesund Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahti^[20].
• Ålesund Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akureyri^[21].
• Ålesund Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västerås Municipality^[22].
• Ålesund Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Borgo a Mozzano^[23].
• Ålesund Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tacoma^[24].
• Ålesund Municipality's ISNI is recorded as 0000000417991779^[25].
• Ålesund Municipality's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237828069^[26].
• Ålesund Municipality's GND ID is recorded as 4283621-9^[27].

Body

Founding

+1838-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ålesund Municipality^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ålesund Municipality include Ny-Ålesund^[29], a town^[30], in Norway^[31], founded in 1916^[32] and Ålesund Airport, Vigra^[33], an airport^[34], in Norway^[35].

Why It Matters

Ålesund Municipality ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Ny-Ålesund^[29], a town^[30], in Norway^[31], founded in 1916^[32] and Ålesund Airport, Vigra^[33], an airport^[34], in Norway^[35].