Drevvassbygda
Encyclopedia
Drevvassbygda is a village in Vefsn
municipality, Norway
. It is located by the Drevvatnet
lake in the Elsfjord
district, which used to be a separate municipality.
The village has a train station (Drevvatn) on Nordlandsbanen
, between Mosjøen
and Bjerka
.
Vefsn
Vefsn is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen....
municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located by the Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Drevvassbygda lies at the northeastern end of the lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordlandsbanen railway line follows the southern coast of the lake....
lake in the Elsfjord
Elsfjord
Elsfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.Elsfjord was separated from Hemnes July 1, 1929. At that time Elsfjord had a population of 765. It was merged with Vefsn January 1, 1962. Prior to the merger Elsfjord had a population of 920....
district, which used to be a separate municipality.
The village has a train station (Drevvatn) on Nordlandsbanen
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
, between Mosjøen
Mosjøen
-History:Mosjøen was founded in the 17th century as local farmers met here to trade, and has been growing since then. Sawmills were built here in 1866 by a British company, and Mosjøen got township rights in 1875. It is the oldest town in the Helgeland region and the second oldest town in Nordland...
and Bjerka
Bjerka
Bjerka is a village in the municipality of Hemnes, Norway. Its population is 452....
.
External links
- List of stations on the Nordlandsbane (Jernbaneverket)