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Skjåk


Skjåk in Norway Skjåk municipality coat of arms

Population:
2.331

Areal:
2.075,6 km2


Skjåk Local Directory


Accommodation, Businesses and more pictures from Skjåk

Skjåk municipality has approximately 2.340 inhabitants and covers a area of 2.075,6 km2. Farming and forestry have always been important for settling and employment in Skjåk. The administrative centre is at Bismo with aqpproximately 500 inhabitants.

The entire area offers plenty of opportunities to experience magnificent nature and culture firsthand. Walk, wander and enjoy the fields, the forests and mountains. Plenty of memorable experiences await you. Mountain walking in the Tafjord mountains in the west and the Breheimen mountains in the south, summer skiing (60 km to Stryn Summer Skiing Centre), Lom (60 km), Geiranger (35 km). Snow rafting, Telemark skiing, guided mountain walks, glacier climbing, rafting, grotting, mounting Galdhøpiggen (Norway's highest mountain), mountain biking, motorcross, watersports (jet-skiing, barefoot, water skiing, water scooters).

MOUNTAINS OVER 2.000 METERS

Store Hestbrepigg 2.171 metres, Store Hestedalshøgdi 2.091 metres, Tverrådalskyrkja 2.088 metres, Lodalskåpa 2.083 metres, Hestbrepigg 2.078 metres, Lomseggi 2.068 metres and Midtre Holåtind 2.047 metres.

GROTLI HØYFJELLSHOTEL

The main attractions are Grotli Høyfjellshotel. Grotli is ideally situated for excursions to many well-known tourist attractions, both to the east and to the west. In 1905 the privately- owned hotel was opened, and you can experience the atmosphere from that era, with its timber walls and cosy log fires, to this day.

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