Årø is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the
town of Molde which is located in
Molde Municipality
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The area is dominated by industry and it is the location of
Molde Airport, Årø
Molde Airport ( no, Molde lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving the town of Molde, Norway. It is on the shore of the Moldefjord at Årø, east of town center. The airport's catchment area covers the district of Romsdal.
The airport ...
, the main airport for the
Romsdal
Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after the val ...
district. Årø is located at the intersection of
European Route E39
European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Eu ...
, which runs west into the town centre and eastwards towards the villages of
Røbekk
Røbekk is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Fannefjorden, about east of the town of Molde. The Årø neighborhood (and the location of Molde Airport, Årø ...
,
Hjelset
Hjelset is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Fannefjorden, about west of the village of Kleive and about east of the town of Molde. The European route E39 highway r ...
, and
Kleive and then on to
Gjemnes Municipality
Gjemnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal peninsula. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Batnfjordsøra, which lies along the Batnfjorden and it is a former stea ...
, and
Norwegian County Road 64
County Road 64 ( no, Fylkesvei 64) is a two-lane highway which runs between the towns of Kristiansund and Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It branches from National Road 70 in Kristiansund, runs through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel, a ...
, which runs north towards the
Tussen Tunnel and south towards the
Fannefjord Tunnel
The Fannefjord Tunnel ( no, Fannefjordtunnelen) is a long subsea road tunnel in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tunnel is part of County Road 64 and it goes under the Fannefjorden, connecting the island of Bolsøya ...
.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Molde
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