[permalink] [id link]
The Vågå municipality lies in a mountainous region just to the north of Norway's Jotunheimen National Park, west of Rondane National Park, and south of the Dovrefjell mountains.
from
Wikipedia
Some Related Sentences
Vågå and municipality
The municipality is bordered on the north by Oppdal municipality, on the east by Folldal, on the south by Sel and Vågå, and on the northwest by Lesja.
The municipality lies on a historically significant traffic artery between Stryn and Nordfjord, Geiranger, and Sunnmøre and the more easterly Ottadal municipalities of Lom and Vågå.
Vågå () is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway.
The areas of Sel and Heidal were separated from the municipality of Vågå to become separate municipalities of their own on 1 January 1908.
Vågå is bordered on the north by the municipality of Lesja, in the east by Dovre and Sel, in the southeast by Nord-Fron, in the south by Vang and Øystre Slidre, and in the West by Lom.
Exiting Vågåvatn at Vågåmo, the river continues its journey through the Ottadalen valley leaving Vågå municipality to meet the Gudbrandsdalslågen at Otta in the municipality of Sel.
* Map of Vågå municipality in Kulturnett. no
Nord-Fron is bordered to the north by Sel municipality, to the south and east by Sør-Fron, in the south by Gausdal and Øystre Slidre, and in the southwest by Vågå.
The new municipality of Sel was created on 1 January 1908 when it was separated from Vågå municipality.
Sel is bordered on the north by Dovre and Vågå municipalities, and on the south by Nord-Fron municipality.
Lom is bordered on the northwest by the municipality of Skjåk, in the north by Lesja, in the east and southeast by Vågå, in the south by Vang all in Oppland county.
Heidal parish was separated from Vågå as a separate municipality of its own on January 1, 1908.
* Vågå, a municipality in Norway.
Vågå and lies
Vågå lies in the rain shadow from the Jotunheimen mountains which separate Eastern and Western Norway.
Vågå and region
Gjesling descendants still own land in the Vågå region, Riddersandbu, which includes buildings built before 1600.
Vågå and just
In 1130, Ivar Gjesling was the earliest-known owner of Sandbu ( just north of Vågåmo ) in Vågå.
In 1130 Ivar Gjesling was the earliest-known owner of the farm Sandbu ( just south of Vågåmo ) in Vågå.
Vågå and north
Lesja is bordered in the north by the municipalities of Nesset, Sunndal, and Oppdal ; in the east by Dovre ; in the south by Vågå and Lom ; in the southwest by Skjåk ; and to the west by Rauma.
Øystre Slidre shares borders with the municipalities of Nord-Aurdal and Vestre Slidre in the south, Vang in the west, Gausdal, Sør-Fron, and Nord-Fron to the east, and up to Valdresflya, at the border of Vågå in the north.
Vang is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Lom and Vågå, to the east by Øystre Slidre, to the southeast by Vestre Slidre, to the south by Hemsedal ( in Buskerud county ), and to the west by Lærdal and Årdal ( in Sogn og Fjordane county ).
Vågå and Jotunheimen
The Otta River leads up to the historically important Vågå and Lom regions and the passes to the west over Jotunheimen.
Vågå and National
There is a National Tourist Route, the Sognefjell Road, from Skjolden to Lom and another road, the RV 51, from Gol to Vågå through the special area of Valdresflya.
Vågå and .
Vågå includes a mountain road to the top of the tall Jetta mountain which provides an unobstructed view of both the Gudbrandsdal Valley and the surrounding national parks.
The urban areas in Vågå are the villages of Vågåmo and Lalm.
This dry continental climate makes Vågå the obvious place for the national hang glider and para glider centre of Norway.
This limited glacial erosion also means that Vågå had limited glacier erosion during the last glacial period.
Vågå is mentioned in the Heimskringla () by Snorri Sturluson.
Vågå stave church is the second oldest stave church in the country, which was constructed around 1150 and originally dedicated to St. Peter.
Farmers from Vågå participated in the successful attack on Scottish mercenary troops journeying to join Swedish forces in 1612.
Årestue ( open-hearth room ) from Tolstadskriden, Vågå, Oppland.
municipality and lies
Meerhoven is part of the Strijp district and partially lies on lands annexed from the municipality of Veldhoven.
To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean ; to the south are the municipalities of Pacatuba, Eusébio, Maracanaú and Itaitinga ; to the east is the municipality of Aquiraz and the Atlantic Ocean ; and to the west is the municipality of Caucaia.
The suburb lies in the Omiroupoli municipality, and its connection to the poet is supported by an archaeological site known traditionally as " Teacher's Rock ".
In the municipality lies the largest workplace in Sweden, the Arlanda Airport, with 13, 000 employees in 200 companies.
The northwestern part of Istria lies in Slovenia: it is known as Slovenian Istria, and includes the coastal municipalities of Piran, Izola and Koper, and the Karstic municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina.
Although Sremski Karlovci lies in Syrmia region, the municipality belongs in South Bačka District, and not in the Srem District, because of its close proximity to Novi Sad.
West of the municipality lies the Boquerón Volcano and Cerro El Picacho, El Picacho is the highest point in the Municipality ( 1, 929 meters / 6, 328 feet ). El Boquerón Volcano is was dormant for the past century, having its latest eruption in 1917.
The Belgian National Geographic Institute calculated that the central point of Belgium lies at coordinates, in Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin in the municipality of Walhain.
Copán lies within the municipality of Copán Ruinas in the department of Copán.
It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas, and lies about 16 km northwest of Venlo.
Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center ( municipality of Athens ), and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.
The airport lies in the municipality of Boyeros and connects Havana with the rest of the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, Europe and one destination in Africa.
Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area.
Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole municipality is part of Metropolitan Gothenburg.
The municipality of De Marne lies in the north-western part of the province of Groningen, adjoining the Wadden Sea.
It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen and lies about 30 km south of Vlissingen on the border with Belgium.
Opposite Kampen, along the IJssel, lies IJsselmuiden, which is the second largest town of the municipality Kampen.
This mainly rural municipality lies south of Steenwijkerland on the Zwarte Water ( Black Water ).
The municipality lies in the proximity of Arnhem, Nijmegen and Elst, where most inhabitants work.
It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and lies about 9 km west of Veenendaal.
The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely covered by forest and heathlands.
It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km north of Maassluis.
It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 12 km southwest of The Hague.
It lies in the municipality of Midden-Delfland and covers an area of 24. 42 km² ( of which 0. 64 km² water ).
0.306 seconds.