Trengereid is a village in the borough of Arna in the municipality of

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county,

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History

In 1895, Johan Jebsen established a factory in Trengereid. The factory produced ribbons and lace, and it had its own power plant. Today the Trengereid power plant has been modernized and is operated by

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. Previously there was also mining at nearby Risnes, where

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was extracted.

Infrastructure

Above Trengereid there is a roundabout that routes traffic between

Norwegian County Road 7 County Road 7 () is a road in Vestland county, Norway. The road runs from Trengereid in the municipality of Bergen to Kollanes in the municipality of Voss. The route branches off from European route E16 and passes through the Trengereid Valley ...

to Hardanger and

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eastwards to

Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...

and westward to Bergen's city center, or via a bypass road down to Trengereid.

Trengereid Station Trengereid is a local stop on the Bergen Line. It is located far east in Bergen, Norway, in the Arna borough on the shore of the fjord Sørfjord. The station is between Takvam and Bogegrend stations, at an elevation of above sea level. ...

on the

Bergen Line The Bergen Line, or the Bergen Railway ( or ), is a long scenic overlook, scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied to the entire route from Bergen to Oslo, including the Randsfjord Line ...

between

and

Myrdal Myrdal is an area in Aurland, Norway. Its only built-out facilities is Myrdal Station on the Bergen Line and the Flåm Line The Flåm Line () is a long railway line between Myrdal and Flåm in Aurland Municipality, in Vestland county, Norwa ...

via

stands below the village.

References

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