Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 20, 2026

Vosso

Vosso is a river in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The river starts at Tvildemoen in Vossavangen, where the two rivers Strandaelvi and Raundalselvi meet. The 30-kilometre (19 mi) long river continues through the lakes Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before ending in the Bolstadfjorden at the village of Bolstadøyri. Between the lake Evangervatnet and the Bolstadfjorden the river is also called Bolstadelvi. The river has a drainage basin of 1,496.5 square kilometres (577.8 sq mi). In 1986 the river was protected from water power development through "Verneplan III for vassdrag".

Last revised
Jun 20, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
226 w
Citations
3
Source
Vosso
Bolstadelvi
The Vosso river valley, just east of its estuary at Bolstadøyri, with Oslo-Bergen railway line and main road
Map
Location
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
MunicipalitiesVoss Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Strandaelvi and Raundalselvi rivers
 • locationVossavangen, Voss Municipality
 • coordinates60°37′51″N 6°25′48″E / 60.63075°N 6.43009°E / 60.63075; 6.43009
 • elevation48 metres (157 ft)
MouthBolstadfjorden
 • location
Bolstadøyri, Voss Municipality
 • coordinates
60°38′24″N 5°57′04″E / 60.6399741°N 5.9510503°E / 60.6399741; 5.9510503
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin size
1,496.5 km2 (577.8 sq mi)

Vosso1 is a river in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The river starts at Tvildemoen in Vossavangen, where the two rivers Strandaelvi and Raundalselvi meet. The 30-kilometre (19 mi) long river continues through the lakes Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before ending in the Bolstadfjorden at the village of Bolstadøyri. Between the lake Evangervatnet and the Bolstadfjorden the river is also called Bolstadelvi. The river has a drainage basin of 1,496.5 square kilometres (577.8 sq mi). In 1986 the river was protected from water power development through "Verneplan III for vassdrag".23

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. "062/1 Vossavassdraget". Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. Selland, Svein-Gunnar; Thorsnæs, Geir; Rosvold, Knut A., eds. (27 November 2024). "Vosso". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2026.