Spjelkavik is a borough in the town of

Ålesund Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, 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, Ålesund, Asp� ...

Ålesund Municipality Ålesund (, sometimes spelled Aalesund in English) is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ce ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county,

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. It is also called ''"Vika"'' by many locals. Spjelkavik is located on the western end of the island of

Uksenøya Uksenøya is an island in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located in Ålesund Municipality on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of and it has a population of 27,334 (in 2015). This ...

, at the intersection of the

European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ...

and

European route E136 European route E136 is a European highway located entirely in Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet counties in Norway. The highway begins in the town of Ålesund (town), Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway, and it goes east ...

highways, just west of the lake

Brusdalsvatnet Brusdalsvatnet is a large lake on the island of Uksenøya in Ålesund Municipality which is located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for the nearby city of Ålesund. The lake is about . See al ...

. The villages of Breivika, Myrland, and

Løvika Løvika is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Løvika has approximately 200 inhabitants and is mostly known for its farming industry. It is located on the south side of Uksenøya island, southeast of the vill ...

lie to the south of Spjelkavik. The population of Spjelkavik is approximately 11,000 inhabitants and is the second largest part of the city. It is also one of areas that grows the quickest in Ålesund. The distance from the city center of Ålesund to Spjelkavik is about . Spjelkavik has one of Norway's biggest malls (in the area called ''Moa'') and the Spjelkavik branch of the

public library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...

. Moa was once considered as a potential place for the city's airport, but final plans were made and the airport was built on the nearby island of

Vigra Vigra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Giske Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre ...

instead. Today this area is booming due to not only shopping, but also a central point for logistic connections.

Spjelkavik Church Spjelkavik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Spjelkavik on the western end of the island of Uksenøya. It is the church for the Spjelka ...

is located here.

References

Ålesund Villages in Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub