Eksingedalen
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Eksingedalen is a valley that make up the northern part of Vaksdal
municipality in Hordaland
County, Norway
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Eksingedalen stretches over 50 km. The Ekso River runs through the entire valley, transforming itself from river and falls to alpine lakes. The Stølsheimen Mountains surround Eksingedalen. At 1433 meters above sea level, Kvitanosi is the highest mountain peak in Eksingedalen.
Mainly a farming community, about 200-300 people live in Eksingedalen. It is the site of a number of traditional farms including the historic Gullbrå, Ekse and Trefall farms. Inga Litamor (Choral EG 168. 1901) a composition by Edvard Grieg
was based on a traditional folk melody from Eksingedalen.
The village of Eidslandet is situated in the lower parts of Eksingedalen at the head of Eidsfjorden, an arm of the inner Osterfjorden
. The Myster kraftverk hydroelectric power plant is headquartered in Eidslandet. Myster kraftverk is owned and operated by Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap
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The village of Flatkvål
is located 10 km northeast of Eidslandet . Fv344 runs through the village. Eksingedalen church, which dates from 1881, is in Flatkvål.
Vaksdal
is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam....
municipality in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
County, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Eksingedalen stretches over 50 km. The Ekso River runs through the entire valley, transforming itself from river and falls to alpine lakes. The Stølsheimen Mountains surround Eksingedalen. At 1433 meters above sea level, Kvitanosi is the highest mountain peak in Eksingedalen.
Mainly a farming community, about 200-300 people live in Eksingedalen. It is the site of a number of traditional farms including the historic Gullbrå, Ekse and Trefall farms. Inga Litamor (Choral EG 168. 1901) a composition by Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
was based on a traditional folk melody from Eksingedalen.
The village of Eidslandet is situated in the lower parts of Eksingedalen at the head of Eidsfjorden, an arm of the inner Osterfjorden
Osterfjorden
Osterfjorden is one of three fjords surrounding the island Osterøy.The fiord runs between Lindås and Osterøy and is 27 km long, 1-3 km wide. The largest depth is 639 m....
. The Myster kraftverk hydroelectric power plant is headquartered in Eidslandet. Myster kraftverk is owned and operated by Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap
Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap
Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap branded as BKK is a Norwegian power company based in Bergen. BKK is owned by Statkraft , Bergen municipality and 16 other municipalities between Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden. It performs production and distribution of electricity, while end-user sales is...
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The village of Flatkvål
Flatkvål
Flatkvål is a village in the Eksingedalen valley in Vaksdal municipality, Norway.From 1837 Flatkvål was administratively a part of Voss. On 1 January 1885 the district Evanger, where Eksingedalen and Flatkvål was located, was separated from Voss to create a separate municipality...
is located 10 km northeast of Eidslandet . Fv344 runs through the village. Eksingedalen church, which dates from 1881, is in Flatkvål.