Drevsjø is a village in

Engerdal Engerdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Engerdal. Other villages in the municipality include Drevsjø, El ...

municipality in

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

county,

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. It is located about north of the village of Engerdal and about southeast of the village of

Sorken Sorken is a village in Engerdal municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern shore of the large lake Femund, about west of the border with Sweden. The village of Drevsjø Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal munici ...

. The village takes its name from the lake Drevsjø which lies near the village. The Drevsjø Church is located in the village. The village has some commercial businesses serving the municipality such as grocery stores plus a large sawmill. Drevsjø is well known for its natural environment and its fishing opportunities. It is only 60 minutes from one of Scandinavia's biggest alpine centres, Trysilfjellet. The village has several recreational facilities including a tennis court,

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, and a car racing track. The village is the site of the Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum, an open-air museum presenting the history of the use of the natural world since the 18th century. The village has several municipal and state institutions including nursing homes and health centres. Since 1990, the village has also had a reception centre for

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s in Norway.

Climate

Drevsjø has a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(Dfc) with only 3 months with a mean temperature above . There is a wetter period from June to September and a dry period from December to April.

References

Villages in Innlandet Engerdal {{Innlandet-geo-stub