Oppheimsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.55-square-kilometre (1.37 sq mi) lake lies in the northern part of the municipality, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Vinje. The European route E16 highway runs along the northern side of the lake, right past Oppheim Church which sits in the small village of Oppheim, after which the lake is named. The village of Vasstrondi lies on the southern shore.[1]
| Oppheimsvatnet | |
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  Oppheimsvatnet Location of the lake  Oppheimsvatnet Oppheimsvatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Voss, Vestland |
| Coordinates | 60°47′43″N 6°36′00″E / 60.7954°N 6.6000°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 10.52 kilometres (6.54 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 337 metres (1,106 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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edit- ^ "Oppheimsvatnet, Voss" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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