Myklebost, Ålesund

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Myklebost (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°29′32″N06°17′25″E / 62.49222°N 6.29028°E / 62.49222; 6.29028 Coordinates: 62°29′32″N06°17′25″E / 62.49222°N 6.29028°E / 62.49222; 6.29028
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Ålesund Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 60 m (200 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 295
  Density 819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6057 Ellingsøy

Myklebost or Myklebust is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Ellingsøya, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Årset and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Hoffland. Myklebost is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the city center of Ålesund.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland, and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Årset, Ålesund Village in Western Norway, Norway

Årset is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Ellingsøyfjorden on the southern shore of the island of Ellingsøya, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Myklebost and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the village of Tennfjord in Haram Municipality.

The 0.36-square-kilometre (89-acre) village has a population (2013) of 295 which means it has a population density of 819 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,120/sq mi). [1] Ellingsøy Church is located just west of the village of Myklebost.

Ellingsøy Church Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Ellingsøy Church is a parish church in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ellingsøya, just west of the village of Myklebost. The church is part of the Ellingsøy parish in the Nordre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in 1990 as a chapel and expanded to a church in 1998. It seats about 380 people.

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