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Norwegian County Road 261
County Road 261 ( no, Fylkesvei 261) is a road in Oppland County, Norway. It runs from Hålimo in the municipality of Vang to Håde in the municipality of Nord-Aurdal, passing through the municipality of Vestre Slidre Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn. .... The road follows the west sides of Slidre Fjord and Stronda Fjord, and spurs of the road cross the two lakes at the Einang Sound Bridge and the Ulnes Bridge. Cultural heritage sites along the route include the Mo Church Ruins.Skavhaug, Ingrid. 2013. ''Mo Kyrkjeruin. Landskapsplan''. Vang, p. 5. References {{reflist External linksStatens vegvesen – trafikkmeldinger Fv261 (Traffic Information: County Road 261) 261 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vang, Oppland
Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, Øye, Ryfoss, and Tyinkrysset. The municipality is the 55th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vang is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,587. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Vang was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1882, a small area of Vang (population: 31) was transferred into the neighboring Øystre Slidre Municipality. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Vang'' farm ( non, Vangr) since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulnes Bridge
The Ulnes Bridge ( no, Ulnes bru) is a road bridge in the municipality of Nord-Aurdal in Innlandet county, Norway. The bridge crosses Stronda Fjord at Ulnes, just northwest of Ulnes Church, and it is a branch of Norwegian County Road 261 connecting it to European route E16. The bridge was opened on June 20, 2003. It is a wooden bridge with three spans of each, creating a total length of . The new wooden bridge replaced an older concrete bridge from 1932 that was narrow and in poor condition. See also *List of bridges in Norway This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Norway, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Historical and architectural interest bridges Major road and railway bridges This table presents the structures with spans greater than ... References External linksTreFokus: Ulnes bru {{Coord, 60, 59, 54.75, N, 9, 6, 24.16, E, display=title Nord-Aurdal Bridges in Innlandet Roads in Innlandet Wooden bridges Bridges completed in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einang Sound Bridge
The Einang Sound Bridge ( no, Einangsundet bru) is a road bridge in the municipality of Vestre Slidre in Innlandet county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Einang Sound and Slidre Fjord, and it is a branch of Norwegian County Road 261 connecting it to European route E16. The bridge is a suspension bridge with three spans creating a total length of . The bridge was built in 1963. See also *List of bridges in Norway This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Norway, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Historical and architectural interest bridges Major road and railway bridges This table presents the structures with spans greater than ... References {{Coord, 61, 4, 23.53, N, 8, 59, 31.44, E, display=title Vestre Slidre Suspension bridges in Norway Bridges in Innlandet Roads in Innlandet Bridges completed in 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strondafjorden
Strondafjorden () is a lake which lies in the municipalities of Nord-Aurdal and Vestre Slidre in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is part of the Begna watershed. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and it has a circumference of . The town of Fagernes is located at the southeast end of the lake. The northwest end of the lake is crossed by the Ulnes Bridge in the village of Røn. The European route E16 highway runs along the north shore of the lake, for its whole length. The Strondafjorden is a reservoir for the Faslefoss hydroelectric power plant. In 1919, a dam was built at the south end of the lake to regulate the lake for power production. At the outlet of the dam, there is the tall Faslefoss waterfall. See also *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 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slidrefjord
Slidrefjord or Slidrefjorden ( en, Slidre Fjord) is a lake that lies in Vestre Slidre Municipality (and the far northwestern end of the lake lies in Vang Municipality) in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is not an actual fjord, just a lake that is part of the Begna river watershed. Slidrefjord has a surface area of and a shore length of . The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The European route E16 highway runs along the northern shore of the lake. See also *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 * Bjø ... References Vang, Innlandet Lakes of Innlandet {{Innlandet-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestre Slidre
Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn. The municipality is the 219th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestre Slidre is the 275th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,111. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Vestre Slidre was established in 1849 when the old municipality of Slidre was divided into two municipalities: Vestre Slidre (population: 3,130) and Øystre Slidre (population: 2,406). On 1 January 1899, a small unpopulated part of Øystre Slidre was transferred to Vestre Slidre. On 1 January 2021, the Skjelgrenda area of Vestre Slidre was transferred to Øystre Slidre. Name The municipality (origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Aurdal
Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town Fagernes. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages of Aurdal, Leira, and Skrautvål. The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport, Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an alpine skiing center called ''Valdres Alpinsenter''. The municipality is the 128th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Aurdal is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,354. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Nordre Aurdal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1894, the new Etnedal Municipality was established by merging the eastern valley area of ''Nordre Etnedal'' (population: 362) from Nordre ... [...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] |
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer. Merger On 1 January 2020, the neighboring counties of Oppland and Hedmark were merged to form the new Innlandet county. Both Oppland and Hedmark were the only landlocked counties of Norway, and the new Innlandet county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The two counties had historically been one county that was divided in 1781. Historically, the region was commonly known as "Opplandene". In 1781, the government split the area into two: Hedemarkens amt and Kristians amt (later renamed Hedmark and Oppland. In 2017, the government approved the merger of the two counties. There were several names debated, but the government settled on ''Innlandet''. Geography Oppland extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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