Vangsvatnet is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the municipality of Voss

Voss

is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....

 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...

. The lake is used for various water based extreme sports activities like Kite surfing and boat dragged paragliding

Paragliding

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...

. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet

Evangervatnet

Evangervatnet or Evanger Lake is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Hordaland county, Norway. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjord by the village of Bolstadøyri. Evanger Lake is named for the former municipality Evanger...

 before it empties into Bolstadfjord by the village of Bolstadøyri

Bolstadøyri

Bolstadøyri is a village in Voss, Hordaland, Norway. The village has a railway station, Bolstadøyri Station, on Bergensbanen and is served by the Bergen Commuter Rail....

. Vangsvatnet is named after the place Vangen

Vossevangen

Vossevangen is the centre of Voss municipality in Hordaland, Norway. The population is about 5500. It's located in the center of Voss at the north-east edge of Vangsvatnet....

- the center and old churchsite of Voss. The last element is the finite form of vatn, meaning lake.