Vangsvatnet
Lake in Voss, Norway
title: "Vangsvatnet" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["voss", "lakes-of-vestland"] description: "Lake in Voss, Norway" topic_path: "general/voss" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangsvatnet" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Lake in Voss, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox body of water"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vangsvatnet |
| image | Panorama of Vangsvatnet from Vossevangen, Voss, 2006.jpg |
| caption | Panorama of Vangsvatnet as seen from Vossevangen |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 10 |
| coordinates | |
| location | Voss Municipality, Vestland |
| basin_countries | Norway |
| length | 9 km |
| width | 1.5 km |
| area | 7.69 km2 |
| shore | 19.57 km |
| elevation | 47 m |
| cities | Vossavangen |
| reference | NVE |
| :: |
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Vangsvatnet is a lake in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 7.69 km2 lake lies in the central part of the municipality, on the southwestern shore of the municipal centre of Vossavangen. The river Vosso flows through both the lake Vangsvatnet and the lake Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjorden by the village of Bolstadøyri to the west.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Voss_Gondol_Passenger_lift_cableway_(taubane)_to_Hanguren_View_from_gondola_cabin_towards_Vossavangen_Evangervegen_Vangsvatnet_Railway_Kulturhus_Fleischer's_Bordalen_November_afternoon_sunset_Snow_etc_Voss_Norway_2019-11-20_0559.jpg" caption="Winter view from the [[Voss Gondol]] aerial tramway."] ::
The lake is used for various water-based extreme sports activities like Kite surfing and boat dragged paragliding. Other activities include paddleboarding, windsurfing and canoeing with Voss Flow. It is equally popular with tourists who like to rent out water equipment from local providers, such as Outdoor Norway, located right beside the lake's shore. Vangsvatnet is named after the place Vangen—the municipal center and site of the old Voss Church. The last element is the finite form of vatn, meaning lake. European route E16 and the Bergen Line both run along the northern shore of the lake.
References
References
- "Innsjødatabase".
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Vangsvatnet. Vangsvatnet. 2026-01-11. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-21
- ''Norwegian-English Dictionary: A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian'' (1974) by Einar Haugen. University of Wisconsin Press)
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