Austrepollen is a village in the Mauranger area of Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Maurangsfjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Gjetingsdalen and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the village of Sundal. The western end of the Folgefonna Tunnel is located in Austrepollen, taking it from an isolated rural village before the opening of the tunnel, to a village along a main regional highway. The village of Nordrepollen and the Jondal Tunnel are located just a short distance to the northwest. The Mauranger power station is also located in the village.[2]

Austrepollen
Village
View of the Folgefonna Tunnel seen from Austrepollen
View of the Folgefonna Tunnel seen from Austrepollen
Austrepollen is located in Vestland
Austrepollen
Austrepollen
Location of the village
Austrepollen is located in Norway
Austrepollen
Austrepollen
Austrepollen (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°07′37″N 06°17′40″E / 60.12694°N 6.29444°E / 60.12694; 6.29444
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalityKvinnherad
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5476 Mauranger

References

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  1. ^ "Austrepollen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Mauranger kraftverk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2015.