Fleskåsen

Fleskåsen is a hill in Vennesla, Agder and has an elevation of 194 metres. Fleskåsen is situated nearby to the hamlet Monreset, as well as near the neighborhood Venneslamoen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Setesdal Line and Vennesla Library and Culture House.

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 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 2½ km southwest of Fleskåsen.

Old Vennesla Church

Church

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old 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. Old Vennesla Church is situated 2½ km west of Fleskåsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vennesla and Ålefjær.

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 2½ km southwest of Fleskåsen.

Ålefjær

Hamlet

Ålefjær is a village and district in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village and district lies in the far northern part of the municipality within the borough of Lund. Ålefjær is situated 6 km south of Fleskåsen.

Tveit

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of the Tovdalselva river. Tveit is situated 9 km southeast of Fleskåsen.

Fleskåsen

Type: Hill with an elevation of 194 metres
Also known as: “Fleskasen”
Category: landform
Location: Vennesla, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.28448° or 58° 17′ 4″ north

Longitude

8.00919° or 8° 0′ 33″ east

Elevation

194 metres (636 feet)

Open location code

9FCC72M5+QM

GeoNames ID

9226242

Wikidata ID

Q31770168

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Fleskåsen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fleskåsen”
Dutch: “Fleskåsen”
Norwegian: “Fleskåsen”

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