Bagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal Municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located in the

Begnadalen Begnadalen or Begndalen is a valley in Norway. The valley runs through Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county and Ringerike Municipality in Viken county. The long valley follows the river Begna from Bagn to the lake Sperillen. The Europ ...

valley, about to the southeast of the town of

Fagernes is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of ...

. The river Begna runs through the village on its way through the

Valdres Valdres () is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal. The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Sl ...

region. The river has a tall waterfall at Bagn. The

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highway passes through the village on its way between

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and

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. The village has a population (2021) of 627 and a

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of . Bagn Church is located in the village. The Valdrestunet mall and the Bagn Bygdesamling museaum are both located in the area as well. The 13th-century Reinli Stave Church lies about to the west of the village. During

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, there were some major battles in the Bagn area in April of 1940, with a national memorial site at Bagnsbergatn.

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Sør-Aurdal Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub