Vestafor

Vestafor is a farm in Ål, Buskerud, Innlandet. Vestafor is situated nearby to the village Torpo, as well as near the hamlet Opheim.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torpo Stave Church and Torpo Church.

Torpo Stave Church

Church

Photo: Eric Spenle, CC BY 3.0.

Torpo Stave Church is a stave church located in Torpo, a small village in Ål municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. Torpo is located along Norwegian National Road 7, the Norwegian national road which runs between Oslo and Bergen. Torpo Stave Church is situated 1 km northwest of Vestafor.

Torpo Church

Church

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torpo Church is situated 1 km northwest of Vestafor.

Lya power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lya power station is an industrial building, which is situated 2 km west of Vestafor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torpo and Opheim.

Torpo

Village

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torpo is a small village in Ål municipality, in Buskerud County, Norway, and can be reached by using highway 7. The name Torpo was adopted July 1, 1935 from the old name Torpe.

Opheim

Hamlet

Opheim is a village in Ål municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Opheim is situated in the north of the valley of Hallingdal. The traditional industry in the area is mostly agriculture with some forestry. Opheim is situated 2½ km northwest of Vestafor.

Hallingdal

Photo: Francis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hallingdal is a valley and district in Norway's Buskerud county, west and northwest of Oslo. The valley is home to Norway's most popular ski resorts and is the main entrance to key hiking areas.

Vestafor

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Vestafor, v”, “Vestanfor”, “Vestenfor”, and “Vestre Vestafor”
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Ål, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.65824° or 60° 39′ 30″ north

Longitude

8.71746° or 8° 43′ 3″ east

Elevation

490 metres (1,608 feet)

Open location code

9FGCMP58+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9611147301

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

9537103

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Norwegian: “Vestafor”

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