Vang i Valdres explained

Official Name:Vang i Valdres
Other Name:Vang / Grindaheim
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Valdres
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vang Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2975 Vang i Valdres
Coordinates:61.1251°N 8.5708°W
Elevation M:479
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Vang i Valdres or Grindaheim is the administrative centre of Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the lake Vangsmjøse, about west of the village of Ryfoss and about southeast of the village of Øye. The European route E16 highway runs through the village, heading west through the Filefjell mountains on the way to the west coast of Norway. The historic Vang Church is located in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vang, Vang . 2022-08-18 . yr.no.