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Slidrefjorden

Slidrefjorden is a lake that lies in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is not a fjord in the conventional sense in English as it is not connected to the sea, and is part of the Begna River watershed.

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Jul 23, 2026
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Length
238 w
Citations
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Source
Slidrefjorden
View of the lake
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Coordinates61°05′35″N 08°57′48″E / 61.09306°N 8.96333°E / 61.09306; 8.96333
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi)
Max. width1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Surface area
11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Max. depth76 metres (249 ft)
Shore length1
46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi)
Surface elevation
366 metres (1,201 ft)
ReferencesNVE1
Location
Map
Interactive map of the lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Slidrefjorden2 (English: Slidre Fjord34) is a lake that lies in Vestre Slidre Municipality (and the far northwestern end of the lake lies in Vang Municipality) in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is not a fjord in the conventional sense in English as it is not connected to the sea, and is part of the Begna River watershed.5

Slidrefjorden has a surface area of 11.4 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) and a shore length of 46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi). The lake sits at 366 metres (1,201 ft) above sea level. The European route E16 highway runs along the northern shore of the lake.5

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References

References

  1. "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. Smith, Hubert (1874). Tent Life with English Gipsies in Norway. London: Henry S. King & Co. p. 444.
  4. Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Translated by van der Hoek, Betsy. Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press. p. 42.
  5. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 February 2025). "Slidrefjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 August 2025.