Fagernes
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Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handler[1] is a town[2] 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 Script error: No such module "convert". south of the village of Skrautvål. The Script error: No such module "convert". town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a population density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3][4]
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.[4]
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.[5][4]
Name
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high Script error: No such module "convert". was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below Script error: No such module "convert".) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average).[6] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notable people
- Russian–Norwegian singer Erika Lundmoen was born in Fagernes.
See also
References
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