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Fagernes (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°59′09″N9°13′56″E / 60.98586°N 9.23227°E / 60.98586; 9.23227 Coordinates: 60°59′09″N9°13′56″E / 60.98586°N 9.23227°E / 60.98586; 9.23227
Country Norway
Region Eastern Norway
County Innlandet
District Valdres
Municipality Nord-Aurdal Municipality
Established as 
Town (By)8 Sept 2007
Area
[2]
 • Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total1,951
 • Density978/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2900 Fagernes

Loudspeaker.svg Fagernes  (help·info) 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 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Skrautvål. The 2-square-kilometre (490-acre) town has a population (2021) of 1,951 and a population density of 978 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,530/sq mi). [2] [4]

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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 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

Fagernes is a compound word made up of fager which means "fair" or "beautiful" and nes which means "headland".

Climate

Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), but is quite close to a humid continental climate. February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low −36.4 °C (−33.5 °F) was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below 0 °C (32 °F)) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average). [6]

Climate data for Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal, Valdres (Dfc) 1991-2020 (358 m, extremes 1982-2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.6
(52.9)		12.2
(54.0)		15.2
(59.4)		21.5
(70.7)		27.5
(81.5)		31.3
(88.3)		32.3
(90.1)		32.3
(90.1)		26.3
(79.3)		21.7
(71.1)		14.9
(58.8)		11.3
(52.3)		32.3
(90.1)
Average high °C (°F)−5
(23)		−2
(28)		3
(37)		9
(48)		14
(57)		18
(64)		21
(70)		19
(66)		15
(59)		7
(45)		1
(34)		−4
(25)		8
(46)
Daily mean °C (°F)−7.6
(18.3)		−6.5
(20.3)		−2.1
(28.2)		3.1
(37.6)		8.3
(46.9)		12.9
(55.2)		15.5
(59.9)		13.9
(57.0)		9.5
(49.1)		3.5
(38.3)		−1.8
(28.8)		−6.7
(19.9)		3.5
(38.3)
Average low °C (°F)−10
(14)		−10
(14)		−6
(21)		−1
(30)		3
(37)		8
(46)		11
(52)		10
(50)		6
(43)		1
(34)		−3
(27)		−8
(18)		0
(32)
Record low °C (°F)−36.4
(−33.5)		−34.4
(−29.9)		−29.5
(−21.1)		−18.2
(−0.8)		−4.9
(23.2)		−1.3
(29.7)		1.5
(34.7)		0
(32)		−4.4
(24.1)		−13.4
(7.9)		−23
(−9)		−27.7
(−17.9)		−36.4
(−33.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)44
(1.7)		26
(1.0)		25
(1.0)		27
(1.1)		55
(2.2)		67
(2.6)		87
(3.4)		88
(3.5)		54
(2.1)		52
(2.0)		53
(2.1)		39
(1.5)		617
(24.2)
Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute [7]
Source 2: Weatheronline climate robot (average high/low) [8]

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References

  1. ↑ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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  8. ↑ "Weatheronline climate robot 1996-2020 (average high and low)".

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