Byglandsfjord is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Bygland

Bygland

Bygland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The municipal center is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Byglandsfjord, Lauvdal, and Åraksbø...

 in the Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The village is in the valley of Setesdal

Setesdal

Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....

 and located at the end of the lake Byglandsfjorden

Byglandsfjorden

Byglandsfjorden is a lake in the municipalities of Bygland and Evje og Hornnes in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the river Otra, flowing out of the Åraksfjorden...

. Its population (2009) is 351.

The highest point in its surroundings is the 762 metres (2,500 ft) tall Årdalsknaben, while Byglandsfjord itself is about 200 metres (656.2 ft) above sea level. Byglandsfjord is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the village of Evje

Evje

Evje is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village of Evje is the administrative center of the current municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley region...

. The village is a transportation hub, where transport on sea and land connects. The terminal station of the now defunct railway line

Rail transport

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 Setesdalsbanen was here.

The steamboat

Steamboat

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 D/B Bjoren

Bjoren

SS Bjoren is a wood-fuelled steamboat that travels the route between Byglandsfjord-Bygland and Bygland-Ose on the lake Byglandsfjorden in the municipality of Bygland in the Setesdal valley. It runs on Sundays in July....

 travels on the Byglandsfjorden between the villages of Byglandsfjord, Bygland, and Ose

Ose, Norway

Ose is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway....

 during the summer months.

Notable residents

• Kjell Kristian Rike
  Kjell Kristian Rike
  Kjell Kristian Rike was a Norwegian sports commentator, originally from Byglandsfjord. He reported on biathlon events for NRK starting in 1977, and also on cross-country skiing from 1985....
  
   (1944–2008) Norwegian sports commentator
  Sports commentator
  In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
  
  
• Craig Sumner (1984;) English Adventure Sports Athlete