Gautefall
Gautefallheia | |
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Village | |
 View of Gautefall as seen from Rytterspranget | |
  Gautefall Location of the village  Gautefall Gautefall (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°04′22″N 8°44′56″E / 59.07285°N 8.74883°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Municipality | Drangedal Municipality |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3750 Drangedal |
Gautefall (also known as Gautefallheia) is a mountain village in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the mountains about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the village of Bustrak (in Drangedal) and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Treungen (in Nissedal Municipality). Gautefall is home to a ski center and tourist resort. The village area consists mostly of vacation homes and cabins. It is located in a mountainous area and is a major winter sports destination. It is a popular destination for skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and other recreational activities.[2][3]
Gautefall Ski Resort is one of the largest alpine centers in Telemark. It is home to 15 slopes, 1 chairlift, 5 surface lifts, and a roll band. It has a total capacity of 7000 people per hour. The terrain park also offers small jumps, big jumps, and various rails. The children park has conveyor belts and a ski school. The ski center connects to 100 kilometres (62 mi) of cross-country skiing trails. It is popular for winter sports such as Telemark skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, slalom skiing, cross-country skiing, as well as hiking.[4][5]
Gautefall Tourist Hotel, which lies adjacent to the ski resort, has fifty hotel rooms, an à la carte restaurant, bar, saunas, a swimming pool, and twelve rental apartments.[6]
As of late 2017, Gautefall was home to between 1400 and 1500 vacation homes.[7]
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- ^ Hoogendoorn, Hans (2005). Noorwegen. ANWB Media - Boeken & Gidsen. p. 223. ISBN 9789018019402.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (4 January 2023). "Gautefall". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Gautefall Skisenter" (in Norwegian). VisitNorway.no.
- ^ "Gautefall Skisenter". VisitTelemark.com.
- ^ Tinholt, Dag (7 January 2015). "Ønsker å åpne Gautefall hotell i vinter". Telemarksavisa (in Norwegian).
- ^ Tveit, Olav Jakob (2017). Nisser - med bygdene rundt - Vrådal, Nissedal, Treungen. Bokbyen Forlag. pp. 207–209. ISBN 9788283160505.