Ygre

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Ygre
Village
Ygre Station in Ygre
Ygre Station in Ygre
Ygre is located in Vestland
Ygre
Ygre
Location in Vestland county
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
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictVoss
MunicipalityVoss
Elevation
[1]
143 m (469 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5700 Voss

Ygre is a village in the municipality of Voss in Vestland 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. ^ a b "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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