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
Berekvam Station is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is 10.51 kilometers from Myrdal Station, 346.31 kilometers from Oslo Central Station and 344 meters above mean sea level.
Vatnahalsen Station
Railway stop
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
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″ north
Longitude
7.09957° or 7° 5′ 59″ east
Elevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)
Open location code
9FG9Q3FX+3R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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