Austrepollen is a village in the Mauranger area of Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Maurangsfjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Gjetingsdalen and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the village of Sundal. The western end of the Folgefonna Tunnel is located in Austrepollen, taking it from an isolated rural village before the opening of the tunnel, to a village along a main regional highway. The village of Nordrepollen and the Jondal Tunnel are located just a short distance to the northwest. The Mauranger power station is also located in the village.[2]
Austrepollen | |
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Village | |
 View of the Folgefonna Tunnel seen from Austrepollen | |
  Austrepollen Location of the village  Austrepollen Austrepollen (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60°07′37″N 06°17′40″E / 60.12694°N 6.29444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Municipality | Kvinnherad |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5476 Mauranger |
References
edit- ^ "Austrepollen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Mauranger kraftverk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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