🏝️ Askøy (island)

Askøy is an island in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 90-square-kilometre (35 sq mi) island makes up about 91% of the municipal area and is home to about 99% of the municipal residents. In 2022, there were 29,430 people living on the island. Since the opening of the Askøy Bridge leading to the mainland in the city of Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly. The island is named after the old Ask farm along the eastern coast of the island. The village is the site of the old Ask Church.