Hovdagjelet
Hovdagjelet is a locality in Aurland, Western Norway. Hovdagjelet is situated nearby to the locality Hovden, as well as near Hovdaliselbøen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Berekvam station and Kjofossen Power Station.
Berekvam station
Railway station
Kjofossen Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: ashfay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. Kjofossen Power Station is situated 4 km south of Hovdagjelet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flåm.
Flåm
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Flåm is a village in Sogn og Fjordane county, at the innermost point of the Aurlandsfjord arm of the Sognefjord. Flåm is among the busiest cruise ports in Norway.
Hovdagjelet
- Type: Locality
- Category: gorge
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.77956° or 60° 46′ 46″ northLongitude
7.10799° or 7° 6′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9FG9Q4H5+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4310485024OpenStreetMap feature
natural=gorgeOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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