Ã…sgrend is a rural village in
Kviteseid Municipality
Kviteseid is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Vest-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kviteseidbyen. Other villages in Kviteseid ...
in
Telemark
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, about east of the village of
Brunkeberg. The
European route E134
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highway passes just to the northwest of the village.
Ã…sgrend is a hilly and heavily forested area. There are several farms located in Ã…sgrend, including Heggtveit, Kolltveit, and Jelstad. As of 2017, there were 73 people living in Ã…sgrend.
In the summer, tourists come to the Ã…sgrend area particularly for hiking and fishing.
References
Villages in Telemark
Kviteseid
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