Vangsmjøse

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lake_name = Vangsmjøse
image_lake = Øye i Vang.jpg
basin_countries= Norway
location = Vang, Oppland, Norway
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area = 18.25 km²
elevation = 466 m
residence_time =
shore = 43.47 km
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coords = coord|61|09|46|N|08|26|30|E|region:NO_type:waterbody_scale:200000|display=inline,title
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reference = NVE

Vangsmjøse ("Vangsmjøsa" or "Vangsmjøsi") is a lake in Vang municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It has an area of 18.25 km² and is about 154 m deep according to NVE. A local myth says that if you lower a raw ham in the deepest part of Vangsmjøse, it will be boiled when you pull it up again. It is at an elevation of 466 m above sea level. The shoreline is 43.47 km around.

Øye stave church ("Øye stavkyrkje") is situated in Øye, a village at the west end of "Vangsmjøse". The scenic European route E16 runs through Øye and along the south shore of "Vangsmjøse".

ee also

*List of lakes in Norway

External links

* [http://www.planetware.com/valdres/vangsmjosa-n-opp-vang.htm Region description]
* [http://www.gonorway.no/norway/township_bottom.php?ID=763af2b4e93a237 Vang description with discussion of Lake Vangsmjøse]

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