Setesdal Line
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.Photo: Even Harbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway line in Norway
- Also known as: “Setesdalsbanen - Grovane stasjon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steinsfoss power station and Old Vennesla Church.
Steinsfoss power station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steinsfoss power station is situated 1 km northwest of Setesdal Line.
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 2 km south of Setesdal Line.
Vennesla Church
Church
Photo: Jon Oestby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. It is the church for the Vennesla parish which is part of the Otredal prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Vennesla Church is situated 2 km south of Setesdal Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vennesla and Ålefjær.
Vennesla
Town
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 3 km south of Setesdal Line.
Ålefjær
Hamlet
Ålefjær is a village and district in the municipality of Kristiansand 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 7 km southeast of Setesdal Line.
Røyknes
Hamlet
Røyknes is a village in Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the west side of the river Otra, about 7.5 kilometres northeast of the village of Skarpengland. Røyknes is situated 7 km northwest of Setesdal Line.
Setesdal Line
- Categories: railway line, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Vennesla Municipality, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.29514° or 58° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
7.98052° or 7° 58′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9FC97XWJ+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 2833178885OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1769317
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Setesdal Line” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯特斯道爾斯鐵路”
- Danish: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Dutch: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Finnish: “Setesdalin rata”
- French: “ligne du Setesdal”
- French: “Ligne du Setesdal”
- German: “Setesdal-Bahn”
- German: “Setesdalbahn”
- German: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Italian: “ferrovia della Setesdal”
- Italian: “Ferrovia della Setesdal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Norwegian: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Polish: “Setesdal Line”
- Polish: “Setesdalsbanen”
- Swedish: “Setesdalsbanan”
- “Setesdalsbanen”
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