Aukrasanden

Also known as Aukra

Aukrasanden is a village in Aukra Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the southeast side of the island of Gossa. Just south of Aukrasanden is a ferry connection, across the Julsundet strait, to the village of Hollingen on the mainland.

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Place details

Locality: Aukrasanden
Region: Møre og Romsdal
Country: Norge
Population: 730
Timezone: Europe/Oslo

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Aukrasanden
Settlement.other_name: Aukra
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: AukrasandenGossen.jpg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Møre og Romsdal
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Romsdal
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Aukra Municipality
Population: 960
Area: 1.16
Elevation: 25
Image: AukrasandenGossen.jpg

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located in/on physical feature: Gossa

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Aukrasanden is the only urban area on the island of Gossa. The northern part of the village is known as Varhaugvika and just south of Varhaugvika is Falkhytta, where the municipal administration is located. The southern part of the village is known as Aukrasanden, which is where Aukra Church is located.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aukrasanden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.