Vefsna River

Vefsna, Vaapstenjeanoe, or Vapstälven is the largest river in county, . It is 163 kilometres long and drains a watershed of 4,122 square kilometres.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Grane, Hattfjelldal and Vefsn, Norway
  • Also known as: “Stillelv”, “Stillelven”, “Vefsenelven”, and “Vefsna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fru Haugans Hotel and Mosjøen videregående skole.

Hotel
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is a historic hotel located in , in in the central district of , .

School
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is a school.

Church
Photo: Knut, Public domain.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the town of . It is the church for the Dolstad parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mosjøen.

Town
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or Mussere is a town in in county, . is the oldest town in the region, with only the being older within Nordland county.

Vefsna River

Latitude
65.83333° or 65° 50′ north
Longitude
13.2° or 13° 12′ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9FQMR5MX+8X
Geo­Names ID
3132348
Wiki­data ID
Q180550
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Vefsna River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Vefsna”
  • Belarusian: “Вефсна”
  • Belarusian: “Вэфсна”
  • Catalan: “Vefsna”
  • Cebuano: “Vefsna (suba sa Noruwega)”
  • Cebuano: “Vefsna”
  • Chinese: “韋伏斯納河”
  • Chuvash: “Вефсна”
  • Czech: “Vefsna”
  • Dutch: “Vefsna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ڤيفسنا”
  • Estonian: “Vefsna”
  • French: “Vefsna”
  • German: “Vefsna”
  • Hebrew: “ואפסנה”
  • Irish: “Vefsna”
  • Italian: “Vefsna”
  • Japanese: “ヴェフスナ川”
  • Ladin: “Vefsna”
  • Mazanderani: “وفسنا”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vefsna”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vefsna”
  • Norwegian: “Vefsna”
  • Piemontese: “Vefsna”
  • Polish: “Vefsna”
  • Russian: “Вефсна”
  • Southern Sami: “Vaapstenjeanoe”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Vefsna”
  • “Vaapstenjeanoe”
  • “Vefsna”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nyrud and Ytterøra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Øybrua and Geithaugen.

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