Leirfossen power station
Leirfossen power station is an industrial building in Vågan, Nordland. Leirfossen power station is situated nearby to the peak Ørnhaugen, as well as near the shipyard Skarvik AS.Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Vågan municipality, Nordland county, Norway
- Also known as: “Leirosen” and “Leirosen kraftverk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svolvær Church and Lofoten War Memorial Museum.
Svolvær Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Svolvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya. Svolvær Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Leirfossen power station.
Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is a World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the Lofoten area and Northern Norway during the German occupation of Norway. Lofoten War Memorial Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Leirfossen power station.
Svolværgeita
Peak
Photo: David Torras, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geita or Svolværgeita is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sydalen.
Sydalen
Quarter
Sydalen is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the west coast of the island of Austvågøya, about 7 kilometres north of the Gimsøystraumen Bridge on the European route E10 highway. Sydalen is situated 10 km northwest of Leirfossen power station.
Leirfossen power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.23937° or 68° 14′ 22″ northLongitude
14.53268° or 14° 31′ 58″ eastInception
1908Operator
Lofotkraft ProduksjonOpen location code
9FWP6GQM+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 815106798OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q25434925
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Leirfossen power station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leirfossen kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leirosen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leirfossen kraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leirosen”
- Norwegian: “Leirfossen kraftverk”
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Highlights include Ørnhaugen and Skarvik AS.
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