Lågendalen

Lågendalen
Lågendalen near Komnes
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Length	80 kilometres (50 mi) N-S
Geology
Type	River valley
Geography
Location	Vestfold and Buskerud, Norway
Population centers	Larvik, Kongsberg
Coordinates	59°25′52″N 9°59′16″E

Lågendalen (English: Lågen Valley)^[1][2][3] is a valley located in eastern Norway.^[4]

Lågendalen forms the lower part of the valley through which the river Numedalslågen flows. The valley lies between the town of Kongsberg in Kongsberg Municipality in Buskerud county and the town of Larvik in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county. North of Kongsberg, the valley is known as Numedal.^[5]

The Lågendalen valley is relatively flat, characterized by farmland and wooded hills in both Kongsberg and Larvik municipalities. It includes the villages of Svarstad, Kvelde, Steinsholt, and Skollenberg. Lågendalen is most commonly known for potato cultivation and salmon fishing. Lågendalen is also the location of several Medieval era stone churches: Hedrum Church, Hem Church, Efteløt Church, and Hedenstad Church.

Gallery

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  Hedenstad Church
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  Hem Church
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  Hedrum Church
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  Efteløt Church

References

1. Fønnebø, Reidar (1968). Nordmannsslepene: Store Nordmanns Slepa, den eldgamle ferdselsåren mellom Østlandet og Vestlandet. Drammen: Harald Lyche & Co. p. 72.
2. Lemmer, Gerhard; Frey, Elke; Rahe, Helga (2001). Norway. Munich: Nelles. p. 147.
3. Caraman, Philip (1970). Norway. New York: P.S. Eriksson. p. 64.
4. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2023-01-25). "Lågendalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
5. "Velkommen til Lågendalen". Laagendalen.no (in Norwegian).