Ørkendalen

Ørkendalen is a valley in Tokke, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 803 metres. Ørkendalen is situated nearby to the locality Røyrtveit, as well as near the hamlet Svingen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skafså Church and Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station.

Skafså Church

Church

Photo: Siri J, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.

Skafså Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skafså. It is one of the churches for the Eidsborg, Mo, og Skafså parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station

Power station

Photo: Krib, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tokke Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is owned by Statkraft and it operates at an installed capacity of 430 megawatts, with an average annual production of 2,140 gigawatt-hours. Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 4 km north of Ørkendalen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalen.

Dalen

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dalen is the administrative centre of Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the flat river delta where the river Tokke flows into the west end of the lake Bandak.

Ørkendalen

Type: Valley with an elevation of 803 metres
Also known as: “Orkendalen”
Category: landform
Location: Tokke, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.41146° or 59° 24′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.04859° or 8° 2′ 55″ east

Elevation

803 metres (2,635 feet)

Open location code

9FFCC26X+HC

GeoNames ID

9730871

Wikidata ID

Q35475004

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Ørkendalen”
Norwegian: “Ørkendalen”

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Localities in the Area

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