About Alesund :

At the turn of the 20th century, Alesund very successful and prosperous. Its strategic location made up of seven islands along the southwest coast of Norway, Alesund filled with wooden buildings where life is guaranteed thanks to the merchant marine product trade. In late winter night in January 1904, strong storms strike this area and grabbed a wooden building in Alesund and the flames quickly spread to the entire contents of which causes severe fires. The next day, the town was completely razed, 11,000 people losing their homes because of the accident. In post-disaster in 1904, the number of unemployed in this country torn rose sharply boosting its number of construction workers in Alesund come looking for work. Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, which has fallen in love with the country he often visited it, sending troops and a number of items need to help rebuild the shattered city.

Fortunately, the wealthy merchant in Alesund in the end took the initiative to pay more for the best and decided not to use more expensive building materials, traditional, and flammable and rebuild their cities using bricks and stones.

Attraction :

This city has a characteristic of Art Nouveau buildings (building arts), or Jugendstil, and now this city in nicknamed "The City's richest and most comprehensive art in continental Europe" .. Tour match your fatherly bagunan art lover, and you'll spend a lot of time to encircle the entire city _^ he

More info :

Country > Norway
County > Møre og Romsdal
District > Sunnmøre
Administrative centre > Ålesund
Area
- Total 98 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
- Land 93 km2 (35.9 sq mi)
Area rank > 388 in Norway
Population (2009)
- Total 42,317
- Rank 18 in Norway
- Density 455/km2 (1,178.4/sq mi)
Time zone > CET (UTC+1) , Summer (DST) , CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form > Neutral
Website > alesund.kommune.no

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