Raulandsgrend

Raulandsgrend
Rauland
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Raulandsgrend is located in Telemark
Raulandsgrend
Raulandsgrend
Location of the village
Raulandsgrend is located in Norway
Raulandsgrend
Raulandsgrend
Raulandsgrend (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°43′14″N 8°00′44″E / 59.72042°N 8.01216°E / 59.72042; 8.01216
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityVinje Municipality
Elevation697 m (2,287 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3864 Rauland

Raulandsgrend or simply Rauland is a village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in a mountainous area along the north shore of the lake Totak, about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the northwest of the village of Krossen. The lake Møsvatn lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and the vast Hardangervidda National Park lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest. The village was once the administrative centre of the old Rauland Municipality which existed from 1860 until 1964.[2]

  1. ^ "Raulandsgrend, Vinje". yr.no. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Lundbo, Sten; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (8 November 2021). "Rauland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.