Urfossen
Urfossen is a waterfall in Vennesla, Agder. Urfossen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Drivenesmoen, as well as near the suburb Grovane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Steinsfoss power station and Setesdal Line.
Setesdal Line
Museum
Photo: Even Harbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Setesdal Line was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km long. It was built with a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm, and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896.
Vennesla Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vennesla Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vennesla Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vennesla. It is the church for the Vennesla parish which is part of the Otredal prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Vennesla Church is situated 3 km south of Urfossen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vennesla and Røyknes.
Vennesla
Town
Vennesla is the administrative centre of Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the upper Torridal valley along the river Otra, about 15 kilometres north of the city of Kristiansand. Vennesla is situated 3½ km south of Urfossen.
Røyknes
Hamlet
Røyknes is a village in Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the west side of the river Otra, about 7.5 kilometres northeast of the village of Skarpengland. Røyknes is situated 6 km northwest of Urfossen.
Skarpengland
Village
Skarpengland is a village in Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 about 3 kilometres east of the village of Øvrebø and about 4 kilometres north of Homstean. Skarpengland is situated 7 km west of Urfossen.
Urfossen
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Vennesla, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.30136° or 58° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
7.96676° or 7° 58′ 0″ eastElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
9FC98X28+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6112009395OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
9060238
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In Other Languages
“Urfossen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Urfossen”
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