Jump to content

Begna, Norway

Coordinates: 60°38′38″N 9°52′53″E / 60.64399°N 9.88131°E / 60.64399; 9.88131
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Begna
Begna bruk
Village
Begna is located in Innlandet
Begna
Begna
Location of the village
Begna is located in Norway
Begna
Begna
Begna (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°38′38″N 9°52′53″E / 60.64399°N 9.88131°E / 60.64399; 9.88131
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictValdres
MunicipalitySør-Aurdal Municipality
Elevation170 m (560 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2937 Begna

Begna or Begna bruk is a village in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Begnadalen valley, along the north shore of the river Begna, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southeast of the village of Bagn which is the municipal centre of Sør-Aurdal. The European route E16 highway runs along the southern shore of the river, accessible by a nearby bridge. The village lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the northwest of the municipal (and county) border. Ringerike Municipality lies on the other side of the border.

The village is the site of a large sawmill which is the largest industrial site in Valdres. The sawmill sells about 200 million kr worth of lumber each year.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Begna bruk". yr.no. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Om oss". Begna bruk AS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2022.