Hallangen is a
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 large ...
on
rv 21 in
Setskog
Setskog is a village and a former municipality in Viken county, Norway. It bordered Østfold county to the south, Hedmark county to the north and Sweden to the east.
History
Setskog was created by a split from Høland municipality on 1 January ...
,
Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen. The municipality of Rømskog, in Østfold count ...
, a municipality of
Akershus
Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...
. Hallangen lies at a height of 191 m above sea level. The lake is a remnant of the timber floating between Langebruslora and down to
Gåsefjorden. From 2004, many new cabins have been built around Hallangen and eastwards.
Flyktningeruta, which was a flight route during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
passes through Hallangen. Flyktningeruta was marked in 1995.
Aurskog-Høland
Lakes of Viken (county)
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