Ose, Norway

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|official_name = Ose

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Storstoga ose.JPG

|image_caption = View of the Storståga in Ose, the timber building is used for various exhibitions.

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Agder

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Setesdal

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Bygland

|timezone1 = CET

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|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 4745 Bygland

|coordinates = {{coord|58.9503|07.6798|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 210

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Ose, Bygland (Aust-Agder)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Aust-Agder/Bygland/Ose/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2017-04-23}}}}

Ose is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra, just north of the lake Åraksfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the village. Just across the river to the north lies the village of Austad, and about {{convert|1.5|km}} to the north along Highway 9 lies the village of Moi.

The Reiårsfossen waterfall lies about {{convert|1|km}} to the south. The area just southeast of the waterfall is the site of Reiårsfossen Camping, which is also the location of the Ose Country Music festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.osecountry.com/ |title=Ose Country Festival |access-date=2012-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131506/http://www.osecountry.com/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} There is a traditionally-built log building in Ose called Storståga, which is used for various exhibitions.

The {{SS|Bjoren||6}} is a wood-fuelled heritage steamboat that travels the route between Byglandsfjord-Bygland-Ose across the lake Byglandsfjorden and Åraksfjorden each summer.

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Category:Villages in Agder

Category:Bygland

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