Fosser Explained

Fosser
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Akershus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Akershus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Akershus
Subdivision Name2:Romerike
Subdivision Name3:Aurskog-Høland
Area Total Km2:0.71
Population As Of:2007
Population Footnotes:http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html
Population Total:578
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.8167°N 40°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1963

Fosser is a village in the municipality of Aurskog-Høland, Norway. Its population (2007) is 578. Fosser had a station on the Urskog-Hølandsbanen from the opening of the Hølandsbanen in 1898 and until the line was closed down in 1960.

The village derives its name from the local waterfall (waterfall = foss in Norwegian). The waterfall flows from the lake "Øversjøen" into "Fossersjøen" this lake is locally known for large Pike.