Bortelid

Bortelid is a village in Åseral municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the lake Juvatn in the northeastern part of the municipality. The mountainous areas of Bortelid is part of Setesdalsheiene mountains, and it contains one of the southernmost ski resorts in Norway (one of three ski centres in Åseral). The area is also full of holiday cottages—over 1000 cottages and apartments. Historically, Bortelid was a remote valley that was used for some small dairy farming operations, but today the economy centres around tourism and the outdoor recreation at the ski centre.[2][3]

Bortelid
Village
Holiday cottages and accommodation houses in Bortelid with peat on the roofs.
Bortelid
Location of the village
Bortelid
Bortelid (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°49′07″N 07°28′21″E
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictLindesnes
MunicipalityÅseral
Elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4540 Åseral

There is also a biathlon arena and cross country skiing trails. Bortelid has daily buses and ski buses on Saturdays during the winter season. Bortelid is also used in the summer for activities like mountain hiking, fishing, swimming, canoeing, and mountain bike riding.[4]

References
  1. "Bortelid, Åseral (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. "Bortelid Portalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. "Bortelid Skisenter". VisitNorway.com.
  4. "Activities and attractions". BortelidInfo.no. Retrieved 9 November 2016.


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