Hollingen
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Hollingen is a village in the municipality of Aukra
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located along the Julsund
on the Romsdal peninsula
about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Molde
. The village is located on the small part of Aukra that is located on the mainland.
The 0.25 square kilometres (61.8 acre) village has a population (2009) of 260. This gives it a population density of 1040 PD/km2. The village has ferry
service across the Julsund
to the village of Aukrasanden
on the main island of Gossa.
Aukra
Aukra is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdalen. The administrative centre is the village of Aukra....
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located along the Julsund
Julsund
Julsundet is a long strait between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Romsdalsfjord, about 15 minutes west of Molde, Norway. It runs through the municipalities of Fræna, Aukra, Molde, and Midsund, flowing north-south from Bud to Julneset . It is between the Romsdal peninsula and the islands of...
on the Romsdal peninsula
Romsdal Peninsula
Romsdalshalvøya, sometimes translated as the Romsdal Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway...
about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Molde
Molde
is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...
. The village is located on the small part of Aukra that is located on the mainland.
The 0.25 square kilometres (61.8 acre) village has a population (2009) of 260. This gives it a population density of 1040 PD/km2. The village has ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service across the Julsund
Julsund
Julsundet is a long strait between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Romsdalsfjord, about 15 minutes west of Molde, Norway. It runs through the municipalities of Fræna, Aukra, Molde, and Midsund, flowing north-south from Bud to Julneset . It is between the Romsdal peninsula and the islands of...
to the village of Aukrasanden
Aukrasanden
Aukrasanden is a village in the municipality of Aukra in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southeast side of the island of Gossa, just south of the village of Varhaugvika. It has a ferry connection to Hollingen which is located on the mainland across the Julsund strait....
on the main island of Gossa.