Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal Municipality. The village is situated at the northern end of the 9-kilometre long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end.
- Type: Village with 3,090 residents
- Description: settlement in Årdal Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Ovre Ardal” and “Øvre Årdal sokn”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Farnes Church and Holsbru power station.
Tyin Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Øvre Årdal
- Categories: urban area in Norway and locality
- Location: Årdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.30882° or 61° 18′ 32″ north
Longitude
7.80278° or 7° 48′ 10″ east
Population
3,090
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
9FH98R53+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Øvre Årdal” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Øvre Årdal”
- Catalan: “Øvre Årdal”
- Danish: “Øvre Årdal”
- Dutch: “Øvre Årdal”
- Finnish: “Øvre Årdal”
- French: “Øvre Årdal”
- German: “Øvre Årdal”
- Hebrew: “אוברה ארדאל”
- Japanese: “エヴェレ・オーダル”
- Malay: “Øvre Årdal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Øvre Årdal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øvre Årdal”
- Norwegian: “Øvre Årdal”
- Romanian: “Øvre Årdal”
- Russian: “Эвре-Ордал”
- Spanish: “Øvre Årdal”
- Swedish: “Øvre Årdal”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Haugane and Nausthaugen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Jotun stadion, kunstgras and Årdalshallen.
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