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Haukeli

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Country
  
County
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01:00)

Region
  
Østlandet

District
  
Hardangervidda

Municipality
  
Vinje

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Haukeli is a place west in Vinje municipality in Telemark county in Norway and a traffic hub where Norwegian National Road 9 and European route E134 meet. Previously it was called Haukeligrend, but in 1999 the name was changed back to the original Haukeli.

Contents

Map of 3895 Haukeli, Norway

Tourism and hydropower

Haukelifjell is located 12 km west of Haukeli and is a skiing destination at wintertime, with the place Haukeliseter as the middle point.

Vinje municipality is owner by the great mountain property Berunuten Vest, which lies north of lake Songavatn, about 15 km north of Haukeli. Popular activities are fishing, hunting, hiking, as the seven cabins on the property are available for everyone.

The areas around Haukeli are developed to produce hydropower. Development started in 1957 with Haukeli power plants and was finalized in 1979.

References

Haukeli Wikipedia


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