Aurlandsvangen () is the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Aurland Municipality
Aurland () is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the east side of the
Aurlandsfjorden
Aurlandsfjord (, ) is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord flows through the municipalities of Aurland, Vik, and Lærdal. The long fjord is a branch off of the main Sognefjorden, Norway's longest fjord. The fjord is deep and narrow ...
(a branch of the main
Sognefjorden
The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, ), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the small village of Skjolden in the muni ...
) where the Aurlandselvi river flows into the
fjord
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. The village of
Undredal
Undredal is a small village in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The popular tourist destination of Undredal is located along the Aurlandsfjorden which is a branch off the massive Sognefjorden in Norway's "fjord-country." It sits ...
and the famous
Nærøyfjord are located just a few kilometres to the northwest. Aurlandsvangen is located on the
European route E16
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highway about northeast of the village of
Flåm
Flåm () is a village in the Flåmsdalen valley which is located at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjorden, a branch of Sognefjorden. The village is located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. In 2014 its inhabitants numbered 350. ...
and southwest of the village of
Lærdalsøyri (through the
Lærdal Tunnel).
The village has a population (2019) of 824 and a
population density
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of .
The Lærdal Tunnel has its western end on the south side of Aurlandsvangen, and it heads east through the
Aurlandsfjellet mountains before reaching the eastern end of the tunnel near
Tønjum in
Lærdal Municipality. The tunnel replaces the old
Norwegian County Road 5627 which goes over the mountains between Aurland and Lærdal.
The
Vangen Church (built 1202) is located in Aurlandsvangen. The lake
Fretheimsdalsvatnet is located about southeast of the village of Aurlandsvangen.
It contains
Aurland Stadion.
Media gallery
File:Aurland-vangen.jpg, Aerial view
File:Aurlandsvangen.JPG, Aurlandsvangen
File:Aurlandsfjorden frå Snøvegen.jpg, View from Snøvegan
File:Aurlandsvangen frå E16.jpg, View from E16 highway
References
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Villages in Vestland
Aurland