Ygre

Ygre
Village
Ygre Station in Ygre
Ygre
Location in Hordaland county
Ygre
Ygre (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°38′35″N 6°30′7″E / 60.64306°N 6.50194°E / 60.64306; 6.50194Coordinates: 60°38′35″N 6°30′7″E / 60.64306°N 6.50194°E / 60.64306; 6.50194
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Voss
Municipality Voss
Elevation[1] 143 m (469 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 5700 Voss

Ygre is a village in the municipality of Voss in Hordaland county, Norway.[1][2]

Ygre lies about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Vossevangen, the seat of the municipality, along the Bergen Line and County Road 307. Ygre Station is located in the village,[3] and it is the location of the short Ygre Tunnel (Norwegian: Ygrestunnelen), which is about 50 meters (160 ft) long.[4] County Road 308 branches off to the north at Ygre to the villages of Nedra Kyte, Nordheim (also known as Norheim), and Øvre Kyte.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ygre, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Scandinavia. Geneva: Nagel Publishers. 1959. p. 52. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ygre". Bane Nor. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gjerdåker, Johannes (1988). "Dei russiske fangane på Voss i 2. verdenskrig". Gamalt frå Voss. 20: 74.
  5. ↑ Norgeskart: Ygre.
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