Lote, Norway

Lote is a village in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway. The population of Lote (2001) was 132.^[2] 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 the village 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 Stad municipality.^[3]

Lote
Village
Lote Location in Vestland county Show map of Vestland Lote Lote (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 61.8681°N 6.0752°E / 61.8681; 6.0752
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Stad
Elevation [1]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	132
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6778 Lote

History

View of the mountains near Lote

Starting in 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 (now Stad Municipality). At that time Lote had 158 inhabitants.^[4] Lote is still connected to the municipality of Gloppen by a car ferry.

Transportation

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.