Melhus
Melhus is a hamlet in Aurland, Western Norway and has an elevation of 860 metres. Melhus is situated nearby to the locality Blomheller, as well as near Storuri.Places of Interest
Highlights include Berekvam station and Vatnahalsen Station.
Berekvam station
Railway station
Vatnahalsen Station
Railway stop
Photo: Jun Kwang Han, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatnahalsen Station is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is located 1.13 kilometers from Myrdal Station, 336.93 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, and 811.3 meters above mean sea level. Vatnahalsen Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Melhus.
Kjofossen Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: ashfay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. Kjofossen Power Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Melhus.
Melhus
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.77263° or 60° 46′ 22″ northLongitude
7.09957° or 7° 5′ 59″ eastElevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)Open location code
9FG9Q3FX+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9081426941OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3146129
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