Evanger (village) explained

Official Name:Evanger
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Voss
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Voss
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5707 Evanger
Elevation M:15
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.6469°N 6.1119°W

Evanger is a village in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in western Voss at the eastern end of the lake Evangervatnet where the river Vosso empties into the lake. Evanger sits about west of the municipal centre of Vossevangen.[2] [3]

History

Evanger was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Evanger, which existed from 1885 until 1964. Evanger Church (Evanger kyrkje) is located in the village.[4]

The European route E16 highway runs through the village, on its way from the city of Bergen to the village of Vossevangen. The Bergensbanen railway line stops at Evanger Station as the railroad goes through the village from the west coast of Norway to the eastern coast. Evanger has a sausage factory and some other small industries in the village.

The Evanger Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Evanger kraftverk) is built in the mountains just northwest of the village of Evanger, in the mountains. The power plant started production in 1969 and was modified in 1977. The power plant is supplied with water through a 34.3km (21.3miles) long tunnel from the intake reservoir, the lake Askjelldalsvatnet to the north. The tunnel has a vertical drop of . The power plant receives water from the Eksingedalen and Teigdalen valleys. The power station is equipped with three Pelton turbines and is owned and operated by BKK.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evanger, Voss (Vestland) . 2014-05-10 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Svein-Gunnar. Selland . Evanger – tettbebyggelse i Voss . 2017-12-01 . Store norske leksikon.
  3. Web site: Svein-Gunnar. Selland . Vosso . 2017-12-01 . Store norske leksikon.
  4. Web site: Evanger kyrkje . 2017-12-01 . Den norske kirke.
  5. Web site: Knut A.. Rosvold . Evanger kraftverk . 2017-12-01 . Store norske leksikon.