Byglandsfjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway . The 32.79-square-kilometre (12.66 sq mi) lake lies on the river Otra , primarily in the municipality of Bygland , but the far southern tip of the lake extends into the neighboring municipality of Evje og Hornnes . The river flows out of the lake Åraksfjorden to the north and into the Byglandsfjorden through a narrow channel, and the southern end of the Byglandsfjorden is marked by a dam along the river. The villages of Byglandsfjord , Grendi , Longerak , Lauvdal , and Bygland are all located on the eastern shore of the lake along the Norwegian National Road 9 . The western shore of the lake is much more sparsely populated, with County Road 304 following that shoreline.
6-677: The SS Bjoren is a wood-fueled steamboat that travels on the Byglandsfjorden in the summers between the villages of Ose (on the Åraksfjorden ), Bygland , and Byglandsfjord . Prior to the opening of the roads along the shoreline, steamboat travel was the main method of transportation for those travelling north through Setesdal . There is a special relict species of salmon that live in Byglandsfjorden, called bleke . This species of salmon only occurs right there. These are salmon which are not wandering, they spend their entire lives in freshwater. This Agder location article
12-529: A part of the river Otra . When the Setesdal Line , a narrow gauge railroad , was opened to Byglandsfjord Station in 1896 and as a direct cause of this she was moved to her present location in Byglandsfjord, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north in the valley Setesdal where she was in service until 1957. In the 1920s, buses took most of the traffic in the valley and eventually, when a new road
18-602: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a lake in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . SS Bjoren SS Bjoren is a wood-fuelled steamboat that travels the route between Bygland- Byglandsfjord , Bygland and Bygland- Ose on the lake Byglandsfjorden in the municipality of Bygland in the Setesdal valley. She runs on Sundays in July. Using wood as fuel
24-414: Is a natural choice as there was, and still is, good local access to it. Using wood to fuel the steam engine contributes to make Bjoren a unique part of Norway's cultural heritage and a floating technical museum. The steamer Bjoren was built at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1866. She was 52 feet (16 m) long, had a 14 bhp (10 kW) engine and was certified for up to 92 passengers. In 1897,
30-427: The boat was extended by 6 feet (1.8 m) and in 1914 she was further extended by 10 feet (3.0 m). She had a new boiler installed and new engine that produced 42 bhp (31 kW). Today the boat is 21 metres (69 ft) long and weighs 26 tonnes (26 long tons; 29 short tons). She is certified for up to a maximum of 55 passengers. In the early years Bjoren was in regular use at a place called Kilefjorden ,
36-425: Was built in the 1950s, the traffic reasons for the steamer was gone. The boat was put in storage, deterioration started and eventually she sank. In the 1970s, a group of local enthusiasts decided to make an attempt to preserve the boat. As the boat was counted as part of Norwegian history, the government saw its interests and they helped with the funding. The boat was restored at Drammen Shiprepairs A/S and in 1994
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