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Gautefall

hamlet in Telemark, Norway

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ1769594
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Gautefall (also known as Gautefallheia) is a mountain village in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the mountains about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the village of Bustrak (in Drangedal Municipality) and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Treungen (in Nissedal Municipality). Gautefall is home to a ski center and tourist resort. The village area consists mostly of vacation homes and cabins. It is located in a mountainous area and is a major winter sports destination. It is a popular destination for skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and other recreational activities.

Gautefall Ski Resort is one of the largest alpine centers in Telemark county. It is home to 15 slopes, 1 chairlift, 5 surface lifts, and a roll band. It has a total capacity of 7000 people per hour. The terrain park also offers small jumps, big jumps, and various rails.

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The public source identifies “Gautefall” as hamlet in Telemark, Norway. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gautefall, hamlet and Telemark.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current 151-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Gautefall, hamlet and Telemark providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1769594. Authority coordinates are 59.067, 8.750. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from Gautefall” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.