Vangsmjøse | |
Pushpin Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the lake |
Coordinates: | 61.1628°N 8.4417°W |
Location: | Vang Municipality, Innlandet |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Area: | 18.448km2 |
Reference: | NVE[1] |
Vangsmjøse (also spelled as Vangsmjøsa or Vangsmjøsi) is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake has an area of and it has a maximum depth of about deep. A local myth says that if a raw ham is lowered into the deepest part of Vangsmjøse, it will be boiled when it is pulled back up. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and it has a shoreline measuring about around.[2]
Øye Stave Church is situated in the village of Øye which sits at the west end of Vangsmjøse. The scenic European route E16 runs through Øye and along the south shore of Vangsmjøse.[3]