Official Name: | Drevsjø |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Innlandet |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Østerdalen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Engerdal Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2443 Drevsjø |
Coordinates: | 61.8901°N 12.029°W |
Elevation M: | 674 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Engerdal and about southeast of the village of Sorken. The village takes its name from the lake Drevsjø which lies near the village. The Drevsjø Church is located in the village.[2] The village has some commercial businesses serving the municipality such as grocery stores plus a large sawmill.
Drevsjø is well known for its natural environment and its fishing opportunities. It is only 60 minutes from one of Scandinavia's biggest alpine centres, Trysilfjellet. The village has several recreational facilities including a tennis court, football pitch, and a car racing track. The village is the site of the Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum, an open-air museum presenting the history of the use of the natural world since the 18th century.[3]
The village has several municipal and state institutions including nursing homes and health centres. Since 1990, the village has also had a reception centre for asylum seekers in Norway.[4]
Drevsjø has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with only 3 months with a mean temperature above . There is a wetter period from June to September and a dry period from December to April.