Vangsmjøse (also spelled as Vangsmjøsa or Vangsmjøsi) is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake has an area of 18.448 square kilometres (7.123 sq mi) and it has a maximum depth of about 154 metres (505 ft) deep. A local myth says that if you lower a raw ham in the deepest part of Vangsmjøse, it will be boiled when you pull it up again. The lake sits at an elevation of 466 metres (1,529 ft) above sea level and it has a shoreline measuring about 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) around.[2]

Vangsmjøse
View of the lake
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Location	Vang Municipality, Innlandet
Coordinates	61°09′46″N 08°26′30″E
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
Max. width	2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area	18.448 km2 (7.123 sq mi)
Max. depth	154 metres (505 ft)
Shore length1	43.47 kilometres (27.01 mi)
Surface elevation	466 metres (1,529 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Øye Stave Church is situated in the village of Øye which sits at the west end of Vangsmjøse. The scenic European route E16 runs through Øye and along the south shore of Vangsmjøse.[3]

Media gallery

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  Panorama of the western part of the lake
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  Other view of Vangsmjøse

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

External links

• Region description
• Vang description with discussion of Lake Vangsmjøse

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