Snartemo
Snartemo | |
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  Snartemo Location of the village  Snartemo Snartemo (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°19′59″N 07°12′45″E / 58.33306°N 7.21250°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Municipality | Hægebostad |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4590 Snartemo |
Snartemo is a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in a fairly narrow valley along the river Lygna, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the municipal centre of Tingvatn. Snartemo has a population of 118 in 2015.[2] There are historic archeological sites located in Snartemo. Hægebostad Church, built in 1844, is located in Snartemo.[3]
The village is served by Snartemo Station on the Sørlandet Line, the only railway station in the municipality.[4] The station is located in a valley between the Hægebostad Tunnel to the east and Kvineshei Tunnel to the west. These tunnels are 8,474 meters (27,802 ft) and 9,065 meters (29,741 ft) length, respectively, and the fifth and fourth-longest railway tunnels on the railway network in Norway.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Snartemo, Hægebostad (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Statistikkbanken". Statistics Norway.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Snartemo" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Snartemo" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Svingheim, Njål (10 July 2012). "Lys i tunnelen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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