Nelaug
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Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli
in Aust-Agder
county, Norway
. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies east of the Nelaug lake
, which is regulated by a hydroelectric
power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the Train station
, Nelaug Station
, which is the junction between the Sørlandsbanen main line and the Arendalsbanen
branch line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality.
Åmli
Åmli is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva.-Name:...
in 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 population (2001) was 161. The village lies east of the Nelaug lake
Nelaug (lake)
Nelaug is a lake in the municipalities of Froland and Åmli in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The lake is formed by a dam which regulates a hydroelectric power plant on the Nidelva river. The village of Nelaug is located near the dam. The lake is located about south of the municipal center of Åmli...
, which is regulated by a hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the Train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
, Nelaug Station
Nelaug Station
Nelaug Station is a railway station located at Nelaug in Åmli, Norway, north of the Nelaug Lake. The station functions as a meeting station of Sørland Line and Arendal Line, that latter which the station functions as terminal station for...
, which is the junction between the Sørlandsbanen main line and the Arendalsbanen
Arendal Line
The Arendal Line is a long railway line between Arendal and Simonstad in Norway. At Nelaug, north of Arendal, the line intersects with the Sørland Line. The southern section is electrified and provides a feeder passenger service. The line originally ran north from Arendal to Treungen and the...
branch line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality.