Åsgrend
Åsgrend | |
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Village | |
View of the village area | |
Åsgrend Location of the village Åsgrend Åsgrend (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°26′30″N 8°34′27″E / 59.44158°N 8.57417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vest-Telemark |
| Municipality | Kviteseid Municipality |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3850 Kviteseid |
Åsgrend is a rural village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Brunkeberg. The European route E134 highway passes just to the northwest of the village.
Åsgrend is a hilly and heavily forested area. There are several farms located in Åsgrend, including Heggtveit, Kolltveit, and Jelstad. As of 2017, there were 73 people living in Åsgrend.[2]
In the summer, tourists come to the Åsgrend area particularly for hiking and fishing.
References
- ^ "Åsgrend, Kviteseid". yr.no. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Archived data from Statistics Norway". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.