Atrå

Atrå is a village in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northwestern end of the large lake Tinnsjå, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the west of the village of Tinn Austbygd and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north of the village of Miland. The village lies along the river Gøyst in the Gøystdalen valley which heads to the northwest from the shore of the lake.

Atrå Atraa (historic)
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 59.98814°N 8.73533°E / 59.98814; 8.73533
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Aust-Telemark
Municipality	Tinn Municipality
Elevation [1]	235 m (771 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3656 Atrå

The village has been a church site since the first Atrå Church was built as a stave church there before the year 1200. The present church building was completed on the same site in 1836.^[2]

References

1. "Atrå, Tinn". yr.no. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. Storsletten, Ola, ed. (22 June 2023). "Atrå kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2023.