Steinsfoss power station

Steinsfoss power station is a power station in Vennesla, Agder. Steinsfoss power station is situated nearby to the waterfall Urfossen, as well as near the railway station Lokstallen.

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Power station
Description: hydroelectric power station in Vennesla municipality, Vest-Agder county, Norway
Also known as: “Steinsfoss”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Setesdal Line and Old Vennesla Church.

Setesdal Line

Museum

Photo: Even Harbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Setesdal Line is situated 1 km southeast of Steinsfoss power station.

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 2½ km south of Steinsfoss power station.

Vennesla Library and Culture House

Library

Photo: Berswin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vennesla Library and Culture House is a public library serving the inhabitants of Vennesla Municipality in Agder, Norway. The new library building completed in 2011 has won several architecture prizes and has been praised both within Norway and abroad. Vennesla Library and Culture House is situated 3½ km south of Steinsfoss power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vennesla and Røyknes.

Vennesla

Town

Photo: Krg, CC BY 2.5.

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 3½ km south of Steinsfoss power station.

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 6 km northwest of Steinsfoss power station.

Skarpengland

Village

Skarpengland is a village in Vennesla Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 about 3 kilometres east of the village of Øvrebø and about 4 kilometres north of Homstean. Skarpengland is situated 7 km west of Steinsfoss power station.

Steinsfoss power station

Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
Location: Vennesla, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.30037° or 58° 18′ 1″ north

Longitude

7.96462° or 7° 57′ 53″ east

Inception

1957

Operator

Å Energi Vannkraft

Open location code

9FC98X27+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 575816470

Wikidata ID

Q12003023

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Steinsfoss power station” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Steinfoss kraftverk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Steinsfoss kraftverk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Steinsfoss”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Steinsfoss kraftverk”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Steinsfoss”
Norwegian: “Steinsfoss kraftverk”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Steinsfoss”

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Highlights include Steinsfossen and Urfossen.

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