Tjugum

Tjugum is a parish in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The parish is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden, at the mouth of the Esefjorden, and near the mouth of the Fjærlandsfjorden. It is located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) north of the village of Balestrand. Tjugum is the site of Tjugum Church, which serves the northern part of the municipality.^[2]

Tjugum
Parish
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Coordinates: 61°12′55″N 06°32′47″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sogn
Municipality	Sogndal Municipality
Elevation [1]	25 m (82 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6899 Balestrand

Tjugum sits along Norwegian County Road 55, just west of Dragsvik, where the Norwegian National Road 13 crosses the Sognefjorden by car ferry.

One of the farms in the parish is also named Tjugum.