Vang
Vang is a farm in Asker, Akershus. Vang is situated nearby to the hamlet Rød, as well as near the neighborhood Kaltenbakk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Filtvet Church and Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum.
Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum
Industrial building
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Statkraft osmotic power prototype is the world's first osmotic power plant, based on the energy of osmosis. The power plant is run by Statkraft. The power plant is located at Tofte in Hurum, Norway, with rooms at the factory area at Södra Cell Tofte cellulose factory. Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum is situated 3½ km south of Vang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvitsten and Ramme Gaard.
Hvitsten
Hamlet
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hvitsten is a former town in Akershus county, Norway, located between Drøbak and Son. It is the smallest town that has ever existed in Norway: In 1951 it had 76 inhabitants, and an area of just 0.07 km2. Hvitsten is situated 6 km northeast of Vang.
Ramme Gaard
Hamlet
Photo: Øyvind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramme Gaard is an organic farm and country estate located by the Oslofjord, just north of Hvitsten in the Vestby municipality of Akershus, Norway. Ramme Gaard was previously owned by billionaire philanthropist Petter Olsen. Ramme Gaard is situated 6 km northeast of Vang.
Svelvik
Town
Svelvik is a town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about 20 kilometres to the southeast of the town of Drammen and about 8 kilometres north of the village of Berger. Svelvik is situated 10 km northwest of Vang.
Vang
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Asker, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.57482° or 59° 34′ 29″ northLongitude
10.56116° or 10° 33′ 40″ eastElevation
138 metres (453 feet)Open location code
9FFGHHF6+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2371787273OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9491962
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“Vang” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vang”
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