Ålestrømmen

Ålestrømmen is a rapids in Vennesla, Agder. Ålestrømmen is situated nearby to the suburb Kvarstein, as well as near the neighborhood Bakhei.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vennesla Station and Vigelandsfoss power station.

Vennesla Station

Railway station

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY 3.0.

Vennesla Station is a railway station located in the village of Vennesla in Vennesla Municipality in Agder county, Norway. Located along the Sørlandet Line, the station is served by express trains to Oslo and Kristiansand.

Vigelandsfoss power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vigelandsfoss power station is an industrial building.

Vennesla Library and Culture House

Library

Photo: Berswin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vennesla Library and Culture House is a public library serving the inhabitants of Vennesla Municipality in Agder, Norway. The new library building completed in 2011 has won several architecture prizes and has been praised both within Norway and abroad. Vennesla Library and Culture House is situated 3 km northeast of Ålestrømmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vennesla and Mosby.

Vennesla

Town

Photo: Krg, CC BY 2.5.

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 3 km northeast of Ålestrømmen.

Mosby

Village

Photo: Ronnrein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mosby is a village and district in the Torridal valley in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village lies along the river Otra, between the villages of Augland and Strai and the border with Vennesla Municipality to the north. Mosby is situated 3½ km southwest of Ålestrømmen.

Augland, Torridal

Hamlet

Augland is a village in the Torridal valley in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Grim on the western bank of the river Otra between the villages of Strai and Mosby. Augland, Torridal is situated 4½ km south of Ålestrømmen.

Ålestrømmen

Type: Rapids
Also known as: “Alestrommen”
Category: body of water
Location: Vennesla, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.24396° or 58° 14′ 38″ north

Longitude

7.94874° or 7° 56′ 56″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

9FC96WVX+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2194586023

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=rapids

GeoNames ID

9152128

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In Other Languages

“Ålestrømmen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Ålestrømmen”

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