Gloppedalsura
Gloppedalsura is a scree in the Gloppedalen valley in Rogaland county, Norway. The scree valley lies on the border of Gjesdal Municipality and Bjerkreim Municipality. It is one of the largest screes in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.Photo: Nevestv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: scree in Norway
- Also known as: “Slaget i Gloppedalsura 22. April 1940”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Byrkjedal power station and Gilja power station.
Byrkjedal power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrkjedal power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km northeast of Gloppedalsura.
Gilja power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gilja power station is an industrial building, which is situated 4 km north of Gloppedalsura.
Brekkestøl power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brekkestøl power station is an industrial building, which is situated 4 km north of Gloppedalsura.
Gloppedalsura
- Categories: scree and historic site
- Location: Gjesdal, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.76747° or 58° 46′ 3″ northLongitude
6.2782° or 6° 16′ 42″ eastOpen location code
9FC8Q78H+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6690995296OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q11972233
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Gloppedalsura” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gloppedalsura”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gloppedalsuren”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gloppedalsura”
- Norwegian: “Gloppedalsura”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gloppedalsura and Gloppedalen - Nordveggen.
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