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Nelaug

Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the train station, Nelaug Station, which is the junction between the main Sørland Line and the branch Arendal Line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality. Nelaug sits at the end of Norwegian County Road 412 which connects Nelaug to the Norwegian County Road 415 and the rest of Norway.

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Nelaug
Village
View from the railway station looking out on the lake
View from the railway station looking out on the lake
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Coordinates: 58°39′23″N 8°38′00″E / 58.6565°N 08.6333°E / 58.6565; 08.6333
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityÅmli
Elevation
1
140 m (460 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4863 Nelaug

Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161.2 The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the train station, Nelaug Station, which is the junction between the main Sørland Line and the branch Arendal Line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality. Nelaug sits at the end of Norwegian County Road 412 which connects Nelaug to the Norwegian County Road 415 and the rest of Norway.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name must have been Niðlaug. The first element Nið is the old name of the river Nidelva and the last element is laug which means "lake".3

Climate

Climate data for Nelaug 1991-2020 (142 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7) 		2.2
(36.0) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20
(68) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		5.4
(41.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.7
(53.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		6.8
(44.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		0.8
(33.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		2.9
(37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 148
(5.8) 		92
(3.6) 		83
(3.3) 		68
(2.7) 		83
(3.3) 		92
(3.6) 		95
(3.7) 		134
(5.3) 		136
(5.4) 		161
(6.3) 		164
(6.5) 		138
(5.4) 		1,394
(54.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 13 14 14 137
Source 1: Yr.no Nelaug statistics4
Source 2: Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway 5
References

References

  1. "Nelaug, Åmli (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 0929 Åmli" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (15 July 2015). "Nelaug – innsjø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "Weather statistics for Nelaug". Yr.no. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".
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