Fagerhaug

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Fagerhaug (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°39′22″N9°52′44″E / 62.6561°N 09.8788°E / 62.6561; 09.8788 Coordinates: 62°39′22″N9°52′44″E / 62.6561°N 09.8788°E / 62.6561; 09.8788
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Dovre
Municipality Oppdal
Elevation [1] 557 m (1,827 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code7340 Oppdal

Fagerhaug or Fagerhaugen is a village in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E6 highway, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the village of Oppdal. Fagerhaug is located just south of the municipal border with Rennebu. In 1921, Fagerhaug Church was built in the village.

Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Oppdal  is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Historic Fagerhaug railway station (no longer in use) Fagerhaug stasjon.jpg
Historic Fagerhaug railway station (no longer in use)

Fagerhaug previously had a train station along the Dovrebanen railway line, but the station is no longer in use.

Train station Railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and/or freight

A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight. It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts".

The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located on the south side of the village. It is used by MFL (Midtnorsk Fly- og Luftsportsenter) for various aviation sport activities, such as parachuting and gliding. This is the home base for NTNU Parachute Club and NTH Soaring Club.

Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug

Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is an airport serving the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Fagerhaug, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the municipal center of Oppdal, along the European route E6 highway.

Parachuting action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute

Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute or parachutes. It may involve more or less free-falling which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.

Gliding recreational activity and competitive air sport

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.

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Bjørklia Village in Central Norway, Norway

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Oppdal (village) Village in Central Norway, Norway

Oppdal  is the administrative centre of Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the European route E06 and the Norwegian National Road 70. The villages of Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan are all located around Oppdal to the west, north, and south respectively. The 3.58-square-kilometre (880-acre) village has a population (2017) of 4,299 which gives the village a population density of 1,201 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,110/sq mi).

References

  1. "Fagerhaugen, Oppdal (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-01-22.