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Valen, Nærøy

Coordinates: 65°04′27″N 11°57′14″E / 65.07412°N 11.9538°E / 65.07412; 11.9538
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Valen
Village
Valen is located in Trøndelag
Valen
Valen
Location of the village
Valen is located in Norway
Valen
Valen
Valen (Norway)
Coordinates: 65°04′27″N 11°57′14″E / 65.07412°N 11.9538°E / 65.07412; 11.9538
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
MunicipalityNærøysund
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7990 Naustbukta

Valen is a village in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Årsetfjorden right on the border with Nordland county. There is a small canal that separates Valen with the neighboring village of Bogen (which is in Bindal municipality in Nordland county. The canal connects the Årsetfjorden with the Valenfjord to the north. The canal and the two fjords are what separates the island of Austra from the mainland. There only bridge connecting Austra to the mainland runs through Valen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Valen, Nærøy (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-11-13). "Austra". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-05-02.