Leirefossen

Leirefossen is a rapids in Nord-Aurdal Municipality, Innlandet. Leirefossen is situated nearby to the village Leira, as well as near the hamlet Gardlibygdi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valdres Upper Secondary School and Fagernes Airport, Leirin.

School

Valdres Upper Secondary School is a high school in Leira, just south of the town of Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The school is the primary high school for the vast majority of students in the greater Valdres area, and offers a relatively broad range of subjects.

Aerodrome

Photo: Steinardo, Public domain.

Fagernes Airport, Leirin is a general aviation airport in the town of Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal Municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. It has been an airport for passenger flights, serving Fagernes and the surrounding valleys of Valdres, Hallingdal and Gudbrandsdal in Southern Norway, 190 kilometres from Oslo. Fagernes Airport, Leirin is situated 4 km north of Leirefossen.

Museum

The Valdres Folkemuseum is a folk museum located at Storøya outside Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Valdres Folkemuseum is situated 3½ km west of Leirefossen.

Latitude

60.97631° or 60° 58′ 35″ north

Longitude

9.29513° or 9° 17′ 43″ east

Elevation

612 metres (2,008 feet)

Open location code

9FGFX7GW+G3

GeoNames ID

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