Nelaug Explained

Official Name:Nelaug
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Østre Agder
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Åmli
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4863 Nelaug
Coordinates:58.6565°N 8.6333°W
Elevation M:140
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161.[2] The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the train station, Nelaug Station, which is the junction between the main Sørland Line and the branch Arendal Line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality. Nelaug sits at the end of Norwegian County Road 412 which connects Nelaug to the Norwegian County Road 415 and the rest of Norway.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name must have been Niðlaug. The first element Nið is the old name of the river Nidelva and the last element is laug which means "lake".[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelaug, Åmli (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-12-20.
  2. Web site: Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 0929 Åmli. 2001. Norwegian. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Statistics Norway.
  3. Encyclopedia: Nelaug – innsjø. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2017-12-20. 2015-07-15. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.