Tønjum

Tønjum
Village
View of the local church
Tønjum Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Coordinates: 61°03′30″N 07°31′06″E / 61.05833°N 7.51833°ECoordinates: 61°03′30″N 07°31′06″E / 61.05833°N 7.51833°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Sogn
Municipality	Lærdal Municipality
Elevation[1]	35 m (115 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	6887 Lærdal

Tønjum is a village in Lærdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located along the river Lærdalselvi, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Lærdalsøyri. The eastern end of the Lærdal Tunnel (part of the European route E16 highway) is located just north of Tønjum. The highway leaves the tunnel and heads south through Tønjum, past Tønjum Church, and then east towards the village of Borgund and the Filefjell mountains.^[2]

The village is primarily a farming village with assorted vegetable production as their main occupation. In recent years, the growing of cherries has become more prevalent.

References

1. "Tønjum" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Tønjum" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-26.