Haukeli

Haukeli (historically Haukeligrend) is a village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located up in the Haukelifjell mountains, just south of the Hardangervidda National Park and immediately west of the village of Edland. Haukeli is where Norwegian National Road 9 and European route E134 meet. It is the last larger village heading west before going over the mountain pass and entering Western Norway. In 2000, the village's name was officially changed to Haukeli.^[2]

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Haukeli Haukeligrend
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View of the main intersection in the village
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Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Municipality	Vinje Municipality
Elevation [1]	569 m (1,867 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3895 Edland

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Popular activities in the area are fishing, hunting, hiking, and skiing. Haukelifjell is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the west of Haukeli, and it is a skiing destination in wintertime.^[3]

Some of the rivers around Haukeli have been dammed to produce hydropower. Development started in 1957 with the construction of the Haukeli Power Station and was finished in 1979 when the system was all completed.^[4]