Urdshovd
Urdshovd is a peak in Aurland, Western Norway and has an elevation of 1,275 metres. Urdshovd is situated nearby to the locality Grånesene, as well as near Ugjerdsdalen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Myrdal Station and Vatnahalsen Station.
Myrdal Station
Railway station
Photo: Jenni Douglas, CC BY 2.0.
Myrdal Station is a mountain railway station and junction, located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It serves as an important railway station, connecting the Bergen Line to the Flåm Line local railway.
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.
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.
Urdshovd
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,275 metres
- Description: mountain in Norway
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.72954° or 60° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
7.09523° or 7° 5′ 43″ eastElevation
1,275 metres (4,183 feet)Open location code
9FG9P3HW+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1876072785OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
9133540Wikidata ID
Q31512267
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Urdshovd” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Урдшовд”
- Cebuano: “Urdshovd”
- Dutch: “Urdshovd”
- Norwegian: “Urdshovd”
Localities in the Area
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