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Åsgrend

Coordinates: 59°26′30″N 8°34′27″E / 59.44158°N 8.57417°E / 59.44158; 8.57417
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Åsgrend
Village
View of the village area
View of the village area
Åsgrend is located in Telemark
Åsgrend
Åsgrend
Location of the village
Åsgrend is located in Norway
Åsgrend
Åsgrend
Åsgrend (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°26′30″N 8°34′27″E / 59.44158°N 8.57417°E / 59.44158; 8.57417
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityKviteseid Municipality
Elevation350 m (1,150 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3850 Kviteseid

Åsgrend is a rural village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Brunkeberg. The European route E134 highway passes just to the northwest of the village.

Åsgrend is a hilly and heavily forested area. There are several farms located in Åsgrend, including Heggtveit, Kolltveit, and Jelstad. As of 2017, there were 73 people living in Åsgrend.[2]

In the summer, tourists come to the Åsgrend area particularly for hiking and fishing.

References

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  1. ^ "Åsgrend, Kviteseid". yr.no. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ Statistics Norway. "Archived data from Statistics Norway". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.