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Vangsvatnet

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Location
  
Voss, Hordaland

Max. length
  
9 kilometres (5.6 mi)

Settlements
  
Vossevangen

Length
  
9,000 m

Area
  
7.69 km²

Shore length
  
19.57 km

Basin countries
  
Norway

Surface area
  
7.69 km (2.97 sq mi)

References
  
NVE

Surface elevation
  
47 m

Max width
  
1,500 m

Cities
  
Vossevangen

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Vangsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Hordaland county, Norway. The 7.69-square-kilometre (2.97 sq mi) lake lies in the central part of the municipality, on the southwestern shore of the municipal centre of Vossevangen. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and the lake Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjorden by the village of Bolstadøyri to the west.

Map of Vangsvatnet, 5700 Voss, Norway

The lake is used for various water-based extreme sports activities like Kite surfing and boat dragged paragliding. Vangsvatnet is named after the place Vangen—the municipal center and old churchsite of Voss. The last element is the finite form of vatn, meaning lake. The European route E16 and the Bergensbanen railway line both run along the northern shore of the lake.

References

Vangsvatnet Wikipedia