Sarp Falls
Sarp Falls is a waterfall at Sarpsborg in Østfold, Norway. It is the second largest waterfall in Europe by discharge, after the Rhine Falls. This is the last waterfall on the Glomma River, which is the longest river in Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kvikk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Norway
- Also known as: “Sarpefossen”, “Sarpfoss Falls”, “Sarpsfoss”, and “Sarpsfossen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sarp Bridge and Borregaard power station.
Sarp Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Espen Franck-Nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sarp Bridge is a group of bridges which cross Sarpefossen, a waterfall of the river Glomma in Sarpsborg, Norway. One bridge carries a pathway, one carries a single track of the Østfold Line and one carries two lanes of National Road 118.
Borregaard power station
Industrial building
Photo: Mysteriumen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borregaard power station is an industrial building.
Borgarsyssel Museum
Museum
Photo: Kvikk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Borgarsyssel Museum is a museum located at Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. The museum was named after Borgarsysla, the Old Norse name of Østfold county.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hafslund and Alvim.
Hafslund
Suburb
Hafslund is a borough located east of the city centre in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, Before 1992, Hafslund was a part of Skjeberg municipality. The name Hafslund derives from Hafr, the Old Norse name for husband, and lundr, meaning grove.
Alvim
Neighborhood
Alvim is a village of Sarpsborg, Norway. Alvim is situated 2½ km west of Sarp Falls.
Hasle
Suburb
Hasle is a village in the municipality of Sarpsborg, Norway, located on the eastern bank of Glomma. Its population is 698. Before 1992 Hasle was a part of Varteig municipality. Hasle is situated 4½ km north of Sarp Falls.
Sarp Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sarpsborg, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.27622° or 59° 16′ 34″ northLongitude
11.13101° or 11° 7′ 52″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9FFH74GJ+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1091759788OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
Discover Sarp Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Persian—“Sarp Falls” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сарпефосен”
- Cebuano: “Sarpefossen”
- Chinese: “萨尔普斯弗森瀑布”
- Chinese: “萨尔普瀑布”
- Chinese: “薩爾普斯弗森瀑布”
- Danish: “Sarpefossen”
- Dutch: “Sarpsfossen”
- German: “Sarpefossen”
- German: “Sarpen”
- German: “Sarpsfossen”
- Italian: “Sarpefossen”
- Italian: “Sarpsfossen”
- Japanese: “サルプスフォッセン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarpefossen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarpen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarpsfossen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sarpefossen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sarpen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sarpsfossen”
- Norwegian: “Sarpefossen”
- Persian: “آبشار سارپ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hafslund hovedgård and Rød.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sarpefossen and Kanalbrua.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sarp Falls”. Photo: Kvikk, CC BY-SA 3.0.