Virak

Virak is a hamlet in Sirdal, Agder. Virak is situated nearby to the hamlet Haughom, as well as near the locality Skogestadstølen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virak power station and Haughom Chapel.

Virak power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Virak power station is an industrial building.

Haughom Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haughom on the eastern shore of the lake Sirdalsvatnet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tonstad.

Tonstad

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tonstad is the administrative centre of Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet in the Sira river valley. Tonstad is situated 10 km north of Virak.

Virak

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Vidrak”
Category: locality
Location: Sirdal, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.57864° or 58° 34′ 43″ north

Longitude

6.68412° or 6° 41′ 3″ east

Elevation

176 metres (577 feet)

Open location code

9FC8HMHM+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5605179562

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3131876

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In Other Languages

“Virak” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Virak”

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