![[General view, Ålesund, Norway]
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. 7079.
Forms part of: Landscape and marine views of Norway in the Photochrom print collection.
Subjects:
Norway--Ålesund.
Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Landscape and marine views of Norway (DLC) 2001699563
More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Call Number: LOT 13432, no. 001 [item]](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/alesund-no-624723-61549/1-General_view___lesund__Norway_LOC_3174173093.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
scenic viewpoint
Norangsdalen Valley
Norway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Ålesund
Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe
About Ålesund
Ålesund sits on the route: 5 minutes from Langevåg, 47km from Norangsdalen Valley.
Ålesund is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, with about 53,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Langevåg, about 4 km away.
Ålesund (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈôːɫəsʉn] ) is a town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, and Nørve with newer developments located on the islands of Uksenøya the outer parts of theRead more
"urban area" even stretch onto the island of Sula which is in the neighboring Sula Municipality.
The town is the main headquarters for the Norwegian Coastal Administration as well as one location of the Møre og Romsdal District Court.
In Norwegian, Ålesund is considered to be a by which can be translated as a town or a city. Ålesund is the ninth largest town/city in Norway. The town has become more of an urban agglomeration during the late part of the 20th century and the urban area has spread out and into the neighboring Sula Municipality. The 28.93-square-kilometre (7,150-acre) town has a population (2024) of 55,684 and a population density of 1,925 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,990/sq mi). About 21.75 square kilometres (8.40 sq mi) of the town with a population of 46,554 lies in Ålesund Municipality and the remaining 7.19 square kilometres (2.78 sq mi) of the town with a population of 9,130 lies in Sula Municipality.
The town has an unusually consistent architecture, most of the buildings having been built between 1904 and 1907. Jugendstilsenteret is a national interpretation centre, visitors can learn more about the town fire, the rebuilding of the town and the Art Nouveau style. Ålesund is a partner in the Art nouveau network, a European network of co-operation created in 1999 for the study, safeguards and development of the Art nouveau.
The term "Little London" was often applied to the community during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany due to the Norwegian resistance work that took place here. Among other things, the city was central to the flights to Scotland and England.
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What is there to see near Ålesund?
Within an hour or so of Ålesund: Norangsdalen Valley (47 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road), Geiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist Route and Dalsnibba (Nibbevegen).
Where is Ålesund?
Ålesund is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, about 4 km from Langevåg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 52,626
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 62.4723, 6.1549
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8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 47 kmNorangsdalen ValleyNorway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
- 65 kmØrnesvingen (Eagle Road)A series of dramatic hairpin bends descending to the Geiranger Fjord with an eagle's-eye view from the top.
- 65 kmEagle Road ViewpointThe summit viewpoint on Ornesvingen (Eagle's Bend), looking straight down into the Geirangerfjord and its famous Seven Sisters waterfall.
- 65 kmOrnesvingen (Eagle Road)Eleven hairpins climbing from Geiranger to a railing-edge viewpoint over the fjord and Seven Sisters.
- 68 kmGeiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist RouteNorway's most famous tourist route connecting the Geiranger Fjord to Trollstigen through spectacular mountain and fjord scenery.
- 70 kmFlydalsjuvet ViewpointThe classic postcard viewpoint overlooking the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord and the village of Geiranger far below.
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May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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