Ruøya
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Ruøya is an island in the municipality of Aure
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is connected to the village of Aure on the mainland to the east by the Aursund Bridge
and to the island of Rottøya
to the south by the Smalsund Bridge. The large island of Ertvågsøya lies to the west.
Aure, Norway
Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Stemshaug, Todalen, and Tjeldbergodden. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.The municipality includes many...
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 connected to the village of Aure on the mainland to the east by the Aursund Bridge
Aursund Bridge
Aursund Bridge is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Aursundet strait between the mainland and the island of Ruøya in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Along with the Mjosund Bridge, it is part of the road connection between the mainland and Ertvågsøya...
and to the island of Rottøya
Rottøya
Rottøya is an island in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies between the mainland and Ertvågsøya, and the island of Ruøya lies to the north. The Mjosund Bridge connects the island to Ertvågsøya and the Smalsund Bridge connects it to Ruøya to the north....
to the south by the Smalsund Bridge. The large island of Ertvågsøya lies to the west.