Ænes
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Ænes is located in Vestland
Ænes
Ænes
Location of the village
Ænes is located in Norway
Ænes
Ænes
Ænes (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°05′25″N 06°06′33″E / 60.09028°N 6.10917°E / 60.09028; 6.10917
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalityKvinnherad
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5475 Ænes

Ænes is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern shore of the Hardangerfjorden at the mouth of the Maurangsfjorden. Ænes Church is located in the village. There has been a church located here since the Middle Ages.[2]

The village sits at the northern end of the small Ænesdalen valley, through which the river Æneselva runs. The border for Folgefonna National Park lies at the southern end of the valley, just a few kilometers south of Ænes.[2]

References

  1. "Ænes, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Ænes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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