Tjugum

Tjugum
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Tjugum is located in Vestland
Tjugum
Tjugum
Location of the village
Tjugum is located in Norway
Tjugum
Tjugum
Tjugum (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°12′55″N 06°32′47″E / 61.21528°N 6.54639°E / 61.21528; 6.54639
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalitySogndal Municipality
Elevation
[1]
25 m (82 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6899 Balestrand

Tjugum is a village in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden, at the mouth of the Esefjorden, and near the mouth of the Fjærlandsfjorden. It is located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) north of the village of Balestrand. Tjugum is the site of Tjugum Church, which serves the northern part of the municipality.[2]

Tjugum sits along Norwegian County Road 55, just west of Dragsvik, where the Norwegian National Road 13 crosses the Sognefjorden by car ferry.

References

  1. ^ "Tjugum, Balestrand" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tjugum" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-01-30.


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