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Fagernes
Town in Innlandet, Norway
Town in Innlandet, Norway
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Fagernes |
| settlement_type | Town/City |
| image_skyline | Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG |
| image_caption | View of the town |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 10 |
| mapframe-marker | town |
| pushpin_map | Innlandet#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Eastern Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Innlandet |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Valdres |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Nord-Aurdal Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| established_title | Established as |
| established_date | |
| established_title1 | Town (By) |
| established_date1 | 8 Sept 2007 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1983 |
| population_density_km2 | 992 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 2900 Fagernes |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 360 |
| elevation_footnotes |
Fagernes in Innlandet county
| mapframe-zoom = 10 | mapframe-marker = town
is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of Leira and about 5 km south of the village of Skrautvål. The 2 km2 town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a population density of 992 PD/km2.
Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours northwest of the capital city of Oslo, and is an important destination for tourism in Norway, due to good transportation connections and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, including the mountain areas such as Jotunheimen and Spåtind. The European route E16 highway runs through the town. The Strondafjorden lake lies on the south side of the town. Tingnes Church is located in the town. About 51 metres south of the Fagernes coastline facing the Strondafjorden, lays the Vesleøya, a small uninhabitated island connected by a small white wooden bridge.
History
On 14 June 2007 the municipal council of Nord-Aurdal Municipality decided to bestow town status on the large village of Fagernes. The decision came into force on 8 September 2007, when Fagernes celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment as a village.
Name
Fagernes is a compound word made up of which means "fair" or "beautiful" and which means "headland".
Climate
Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), close to a humid continental climate. February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low -36.4 °C was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high 32.3 °C was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below 0 °C) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average). |Jan record high C = 11.6 | Jan record low C = -36.4 |Feb record high C = 12.2 | Feb record low C = -34.4 |Mar record high C = 15.2 | Mar record low C = -29.5 |Apr record high C = 21.5 | Apr record low C =-18.2 |May record high C = 27.5 | May record low C = -4.9 |Jun record high C = 31.3 | Jun record low C = -1.3 |Jul record high C = 32.3 | Jul record low C = 1.5 |Aug record high C = 32.3 | Aug record low C = 0 |Sep record high C = 26.3 | Sep record low C = -4.4 |Oct record high C = 21.7 | Oct record low C = -13.4 |Nov record high C = 14.9 | Nov record low C = -23 |Dec record high C = 11.3 | Dec record low C = -27.7
Notable people
- Erika Lundmoen, Norwegian-born Russian singer
References
References
- In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".
- "Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- {{Cite SNL. Fagernes. Fagernes. 2025-09-01. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
- "Vesleøya - Fagernes Handelsstands Forening".
- Kessel, Dag. (2007-06-15). "Fagernes blir by". NRK.
- (25 September 2013). "Første frostnatt – Yr".
- "Eklima/met.no".
- "NOAA-WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".
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