Rankedal

Rankedal is a nature reserve in Ringerike Municipality, Buskerud, Innlandet. Rankedal is situated nearby to the quarter Viul, as well as near the hamlet Egge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eggemoen and The Twist.

Eggemoen

Aerodrome

Photo: ToB, Public domain.

Hønefoss Airport, Eggemoen is a private airport situated at Eggemoen in Ringerike, in Buskerud county Norway. The airport features a 2,100-meter asphalt runway aligned 04/22.

The Twist

Public building

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Twist is a public building.

Hval station

Station

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hval station is a railroad station on the Roa–Hønefoss Line, near Hval in Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. The station opened in 1909 when the Bergen Railway was expanded from Hønefoss to Roa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hønefoss and Haugsbygd.

Hønefoss

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ringerike is a district in Buskerud in the central lowlands of Eastern Norway. It's a popular tourist destination for day trips with Hadeland Glassverk as the biggest attraction.

Haugsbygd

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Haugsbygd is a village in Ringerike municipality, northeast of the center of Hønefoss, in Buskerud, Norway.

Åsbygda is a small village in Ringerike municipality of Buskerud, Norway. Åsbygda can be said to include the areas along the Randselva river, down towards the village of Viul and north to the county border at Jevnaker on the Randsfjorden in Oppland.

Rankedal

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00003224)
Category: recreation area
Location: Ringerike Municipality, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.2045° or 60° 12′ 16″ north

Longitude

10.3224° or 10° 19′ 21″ east

Inception

June 10th, 2016

Operator

Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken

Open location code

9FGG683C+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 480285145

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q56190257

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Satellite Map

Discover Rankedal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Spanish—“Rankedal” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Rankedal naturreservat”
Norwegian: “Rankedal naturreservat”
Spanish: “Rankedal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Viul and Egge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viulfoss and Viulfoss power station.

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