Lote | |
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Village | |
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
Coordinates: 61°52′02″N 06°04′47″E / 61.86722°N 6.07972°ECoordinates: 61°52′02″N 06°04′47″E / 61.86722°N 6.07972°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Western Norway |
County | Sogn og Fjordane |
District | Nordfjord |
Municipality | Eid |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 132 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Post Code | 6778 Lote |
Lote is a village in the municipality of Eid in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population of Lote (2001) was 132. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the village of Nordfjordeid and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of Sandane in Gloppen Municipality. The 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi) Lote Tunnel is a tunnel along the European route E39 that goes through a mountain north of Lote. The tunnel connects Lote with the rest of Eid municipality.
Since 1838, Lote was administratively a part of the municipality of Gloppen, despite being separated from the rest of Gloppen by the Nordfjorden. On 1 January 1992, the Lote area was transferred to the municipality of Eid. At that time Lote had 158 inhabitants. Lote is still connected to the municipality of Gloppen by a car ferry.
The European route 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 Nordfjorden. After crossing over the Nordfjorden south of Lote, the Sandane Airport, Anda is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away also along the E39 highway.