Vågstranda

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Vågstranda
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Vågstranda
Vågstranda (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°36′20″N07°19′16″E / 62.60556°N 7.32111°E / 62.60556; 7.32111 Coordinates: 62°36′20″N07°19′16″E / 62.60556°N 7.32111°E / 62.60556; 7.32111
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Rauma Municipality
Elevation [1] 30 m (100 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6387 Vågstranda

Vågstranda is a village along Romsdal Fjord in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the European route E136 highway, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Voll and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the village of Vikebukt (in Vestnes Municipality). Vågstranda Church, built in 1870, is located in the village.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

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European route E136 road in Norway

European route E 136 is a European highway located entirely in Møre og Romsdal and Oppland counties in Norway. The highway begins in the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway and it goes east up through the Romsdalen valley and crossing into the upper Gudbrandsdalen Valley to end at the village of Dombås in Oppland county.

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References

  1. "Vågstranda" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-10-30.