Lesjaskog is a village in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the village of Lesjaverk and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Bjorli. The European route E136 highway and the Raumabanen railway line both run through the village. Lesjaskog Church is located in the village.

Lesjaskog
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Lesjaskog is located in Innlandet
Lesjaskog
Lesjaskog
Location of the village
Lesjaskog is located in Norway
Lesjaskog
Lesjaskog
Lesjaskog (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°13′58″N 8°21′23″E / 62.23273°N 8.3565°E / 62.23273; 8.3565
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
MunicipalityLesja Municipality
Elevation629 m (2,064 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2668 Lesjaskog

The lake Lesjaskogsvatnet has outlets at both ends. A dam that was constructed by the Lesja Iron Works at the nearby village of Lesjaverk in the 1660s in order to improve transportation caused the water which normally drained only to the Rauma River to also flow eastwards into the Gudbrandsdalslågen river to the east.

During the Second World War during the Namsos Campaign the British No. 263 Squadron RAF operated with 18 Gloster Gladiator biplane fighters from the frozen surface of Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet at Lesjaskog.

References

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  1. ^ "Lesjaskog, Lesja". yr.no. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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