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Kvifjorden
Kvifjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway. THe lake straddles the borders of the municipalities of Bygland, Kvinesdal, and Sirdal. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river. The lake is located about northeast of the village of Tonstad and about northwest of the village of Byglandsfjord. See also *List of lakes in Aust-Agder *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: * List of largest lakes in Norway * List of deepest lakes in Norway Akershus *Bjørk ... References {{Lakes in Norway Lakes of Agder Bygland Kvinesdal Sirdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: * List of largest lakes in Norway * List of deepest lakes in Norway Akershus *Bjørkelangen * Bogstadvannet *Dælivannet * Engervannet * Hallangen *Hurdalsjøen * Lyseren *Mangen * Mjøsa *Øgderen * Østernvann * Øyangen (Gran) *Øyeren *Rødenessjøen *Setten Aust-Agder *Åraksfjorden * Blåsjø *Botnsvatnet *Botsvatn * Breidvatn *Byglandsfjorden * Fisstøylvatnet * Grøssæ * Gyvatn *Hartevatnet *Herefossfjorden * Holmavatnet * Holmevatnet *Homstølvatnet *Hovatn *Høvringsvatnet *Kilefjorden * Kolsvatnet *Kvifjorden *Longerakvatnet *Måvatn * Myklevatnet *Nasvatn *Nelaug * Nesvatn *Nystølfjorden *Ogge *Ormsavatnet * Østre Grimevann * Øyarvatnet * Ramvatn *Reinevatn * Rore *Rosskreppfjorden * Sæsvatn *Skyvatn *Store Bjørnevatn *Store Urevatn * Straumsfjorden * Svartevatnet *Syndle *Topsæ *Uldalsåna *Vatndals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bygland
Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives. The municipality is the 76th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bygland is the 325th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,134. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of Bygland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Since that time, the municipal boundaries have not changed. Name The municipality (originally th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirdal
Sirdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the northwestern part of the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tonstad. Other villages in Sirdal include Bjørnestad, Haughom, Kvæven, Lunde, and Tjørhom. The municipality is the 52nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sirdal is the 291st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,810. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information The old parish of Sirdal was first established as a municipality in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Bakke. Initially, Sirdal had 1,804 residents. On 1 January 1903, a small area of Sirdal (population: 63) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Fjotland. On 1 January 1905, the municipality of Sirdal was dissolved and its territories were divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvina
Kvina is a river in Southern Norway. The long river begins in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in the municipality of Valle in Agder county and it flows south, along the former Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder county border, through the Kvinesdalen valley, and emptying into the Fedafjorden, just south of Liknes in Kvinesdal municipality. The river has a watershed. The river is rich in fish. In 2014, about of salmon was caught in the river Kvina. The river runs through the villages of Netland, Storekvina, and Liknes. Power generation The river passes through a number of lakes that are regulated for hydropower including the Roskreppfjorden, Øyarvatn, Kvifjorden, and Homstølvatnet. The hydropower is utilized in several power stations along the river. The largest is the Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station in Sirdal Sirdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the northwestern part of the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Aust-Agder ...
List of lakes in Aust-Agder, Norway. See also * {{portal-inline, Lakes Lakes Aust-Agder Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Liknes. Other villages in Kvinesdal include Feda, Fjotland, and Storekvina. Kvinesdal is an elongated mountain-to-coast municipality, reaching saltwater at the head of the Fedafjorden, which provides access to the North Sea in the south. Further north, the landscape is cut by narrow valleys with scattered small villages. There are also abandoned mines at Knaben, a popular ski resort. Because Kvinesdal resembles the geography of the nation as a whole, it is often referred to as "Little Norway". The municipality is the 121st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvinesdal is the 161st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,883. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period. Kvinesdal belongs to a cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Water Resources And Energy Directorate
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate ( no, Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat or NVE) is a Norwegian government agency established in 1921. It is under the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and regulates the country's water resources and energy supply. Its mandate includes contingency planning for floods, serving as a centre of expertise for hydrology, research and development, and increasing energy efficiency. It is a member of the Council of European Energy Regulators. The directorate is based in Oslo, and has regional offices in Hamar, Førde, Tønsberg, Trondheim and Narvik. It also establishes international contacts and undertakes work abroad in developing countries for the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. , it has over 400 employees. Its website includes statistics on Norwegian energy consumption, production and prices and a database of Norwegian lakes and water catchment areas. The directorate holds administrative responsibility for the Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agder
Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south country, south land, southland") has been commonly used for this region, sometimes with the inclusion of neighbouring Rogaland. Before that time, the area was considered a part of Western Norway. The area was a medieval petty kingdom, and after Norway's unification became known as ''Egdafylki'' and later ''Agdesiden'', a county within the kingdom of Norway. The name Agder was not used after 1662, when the area was split into smaller governmental units called Nedenæs, Råbyggelaget, Lister, and Mandal. The name was resurrected in 1919 when two counties of Norway that roughly corresponded to the old Agdesiden county were renamed Aust-Agder (East Agder) and Vest-Agder (West Agder). Even before the two counties joined in 2020, they coopera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonstad
Tonstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet in the Sirdalen valley. The village has a population (2015) of 874, giving the village a population density of . Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station and the Tonstad ski center are both located in and around this village. The Tonstad Church is also located in the village. The village of Tonstad was the administrative center of the old municipality of Tonstad from 1905 until its dissolution in 1960. In 1960, it became the part of Sirdal, and it continued to be the administrative center of that new municipality. Name The municipality of Tonstad was named after the old ''Tonstad'' farm (Old Norse: ''Þornýjarstaðir ''), since the Tonstad Church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the female name ''Tone'' (Old Norse: ''Þorný'') and the last element is ''staðir'' which means "homestead" or "farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byglandsfjord
Byglandsfjord is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Setesdal valley along the Norwegian National Road 9 and the river Otra in the far southern part of the municipality, just north of the border with Evje og Hornnes municipality and at the southern end of the lake Byglandsfjorden. The village has a population (2016) of 365 which gives the village a population density of . Revsnes Hotel offers accommodation. The highest point in the area surrounding the village is the tall ''Årdalsknaben'', about northeast of the village. The village itself sits at an elevation of about above sea level. Byglandsfjord is located about south of the village of Grendi and about north of the village of Evje in the neighboring municipality. Byglandsfjord Station, the terminal station of the now defunct Setesdal Line was also located in this village. The steamboat (1866) travels on the Byglandsfjorden between the villages of Byglandsfjord, Bygla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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