Lote, Norway

Lote
—  Village  —
Lote
Location in Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates:
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Nordfjord
Municipality Eid
Population (2001)
 • Total 132
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Post Code 6778

Lote is a village in the municipality of Eid in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population of Lote (2001) was 132.[1] The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Nordfjordeid and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of Sandane in Gloppen municipality. The 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi) Lotetunnelen is a tunnel through a mountain which connects Lote with the rest of Eid municipality.[2]

History

Since 1838, Lote was administratively a part of the municipality of Gloppen, despite being separated from the rest of Gloppen by the Nordfjord. On 1 January 1992, the Lote area was transferred to the municipality of Eid. At that time Lote had 158 inhabitants.[3] Lote is still connected to Gloppen by a ferry.

Transportation

The E39 highway passes through the village of Lote as it travels north toward Nordfjordeid. Going south from Lote on E39, there is a ferry service which crosses the Nordfjord. After crossing over the Nordfjord south of Lote, the Sandane Airport, Anda is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away also along the E39 highway.

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1443 Eid. http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1443/fob_1443_tabeller.pdf. 
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lote" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Lote. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.