Austrepollen

Austrepollen
Village

View of the Folgefonna Tunnel seen from Austrepollen
Austrepollen

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°07′37″N 06°17′40″E / 60.12694°N 6.29444°E / 60.12694; 6.29444Coordinates: 60°07′37″N 06°17′40″E / 60.12694°N 6.29444°E / 60.12694; 6.29444
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Sunnhordland
Municipality Kvinnherad
Elevation[1] 1 m (3 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5476 Mauranger

Austrepollen is a village in the Mauranger area of Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland 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]

References

  1. "Austrepollen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Mauranger kraftverk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-20.


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