Ose, Norway

Ose is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra, just north of the lake Åraksfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the village. Just across the river to the north lies the village of Austad, and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the north along Highway 9 lies the village of Moi.

Ose
Village
View of the Storståga in Ose, the timber building is used for various exhibitions.
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Coordinates: 58.9503°N 07.6798°E / 58.9503; 07.6798
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Setesdal
Municipality	Bygland
Elevation [1]	210 m (690 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4745 Bygland

The Reiårsfossen waterfall lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the south. The area just southeast of the waterfall is the site of Reiårsfossen Camping, which is also the location of the Ose Country Music festival.^[2] There is a traditionally-built log building in Ose called Storståga, which is used for various exhibitions.

The SS Bjoren is a wood-fuelled heritage steamboat that travels the route between Byglandsfjord-Bygland-Ose across the lake Byglandsfjorden and Åraksfjorden each summer.

Media gallery

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  View of Ose village
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  View of Ose village
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  View of the nearby Reiårsfossen waterfall
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  Ose Country Music Festival
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  Ose bridge, just south of the village, crossing the river Otra

References

1. "Ose, Bygland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Ose Country Festival". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2012.