Ålesund Municipality
municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Summary
Ålesund Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,636 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Møre og Romsdal[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Capital: Ålesund[5]
- Official language: Nynorsk[6]
- Shares border with: Giske Municipality[7], Sula Municipality[8], Sykkylven Municipality[9], Fjord Municipality[10], Vestnes Municipality[11], Molde Municipality[12], Aukra Municipality[13]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
- Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Lahti[16], Akureyri[17], Västerås Municipality[18], Borgo a Mozzano[19], Tacoma[20]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Ålesund[21]
- Postal code: 6001–6028[22]
- Commons category: Ålesund[23]
- Inception: January 1, 1838[24]
- Significant event: boundary change[25]
- Official website: https://alesund.kommune.no/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ålesund[27]
- Commons gallery: Ålesund[28]
- Population: 11,770[29], 43,721[30], 66,258[31], 66,670[32], 67,114[33], 67,520[34], 58,509[35], 59,198[36], 59,663[37]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Ålesund[38]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Otto's encyclopedia[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], The Encyclopedia Americana[45], New International Encyclopedia[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ålesund[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ålesund[48]
- Number of households: 21,703[49], 9144[50], 2266[51], 3756[52], 5164[53], 1373[54]
- Demonym: ålesunder[55]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Ålesund Municipality include Ny-Ålesund[56], a town[57], in Norway[58], founded in 1916[59] and Ålesund Airport, Vigra[60], an airport[61], in Norway[62].
Why It Matters
Ålesund Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Ny-Ålesund[56], a town[57], in Norway[58], founded in 1916[59] and Ålesund Airport, Vigra[60], an airport[61], in Norway[62].