Editing Flå (section)

==Geography==
Flå  is the southernmost municipality within Hallingdal and forms the gateway to Hallingdal from the south. Flå is bordered in the north by [[Sør-Aurdal]], in the east by [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]], in the south by [[Krødsherad]] and [[Sigdal]], in the west by [[Nore og Uvdal]], and in the northwest by [[Nes, Buskerud|Nes]]. Travelers from the south pass through the 65 m long tunnel Hallingporten  on [[Norwegian National Road 7]] (''Riksvei 7'') just located north of Gulsvik.

[[Vassfaret]] is a forested mountain valley bordering Flå. The [[Norefjell]] mountain range also includes parts of Flå as well as [[Nes, Buskerud|Nes]], [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]] and [[Sør-Aurdal]] municipalities.   Lake [[Krøderen (lake)|Krøderen]]  (''Krøderfjord'') stretches about 41&nbsp;km north from the village of [[Krøderen (village)|Krøderen]] and reaches to [[Gulsvik]]. The [[Hallingdalselva]] river flows into the lake from the north. The area includes the Vassfaret and Vidalen Conservation area which includes  Festningen Nature Reserve and Bukollen Nature Reserve as well as the Inner Vassfaret Conservation area which includes Bringen Nature Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://faktaark.naturbase.no/Vern?id=VV00000561|title=   Vassfaret og Vidalen landskapsvernområde|publisher= naturbase.no 
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