Byafossen

Byafossen
Village
Byafossen
Location of the village
Byafossen
Byafossen (Norway)
Coordinates: 64°02′09″N 11°33′02″E / 64.0359°N 11.5506°E / 64.0359; 11.5506Coordinates: 64°02′09″N 11°33′02″E / 64.0359°N 11.5506°E / 64.0359; 11.5506
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Steinkjer
Elevation[1] 35 m (115 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 7716 Steinkjer

Byafossen is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the river Byaelva, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the town of Steinkjer and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Sunnan. The Nordlandsbanen railway line passes through the village, but there is not a station here. The village is named after the local 12.5-metre (41 ft) waterfall on the river. The village is usually considered part of the town of Steinkjer urban area.[2]

View of the local waterfall and power station

References

  1. "Byafossen, Steinkjer (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-02-06). "Byafossen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-08.


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