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Fagernes
Sign in to saveFagernes () is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of Leira and about south of the village of Skrautvål. The town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a population density of .
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Place details
- Locality
- Fagernes
- Region
- Innlandet
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 1,951
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Fagernes
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town/City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the town
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 10
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Innlandet#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Innlandet
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Valdres
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1990
- Area
- 1.98
- Elevation
- 360
- Image
- Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG
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- Commons category
- Fagernes
- P12749
- 1809
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Fagernes () is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of Leira and about south of the village of Skrautvål. The town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a population density of .
Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours northwest of the capital city of Oslo, and is an important destination for tourism in Norway, due to good transportation connections and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, including the mountain areas such as Jotunheimen and Spåtind. The European route E16 highway runs through the town. The Strondafjorden lake lies on the south side of the town. Tingnes Church is located in the town. About 51 metres south of the Fagernes coastline facing the Strondafjorden, lays the Vesleøya, a small uninhabitated island connected by a small white wooden bridge.
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