Tjugum

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|official_name = Tjugum

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|native_name =

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Tjugum Esefjorden.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Sogn

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Sogndal Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

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|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6899 Balestrand

|elevation_m = 25

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Balestrand/Tjugum~2593618/|title=Tjugum, Balestrand|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-01-30}}

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Tjugum is a village in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village 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 {{convert|700|m}} north of the village of Balestrand. Tjugum is the site of Tjugum Church, which serves the northern part of the municipality.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Tjugum|title=Tjugum|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-01-30}}

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

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Sogndal

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