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The Drevje Valley as seen from Drevjamoen

Drevja is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The Geographical Coordinates for this place is: 65° 59' 0" North, 13° 15' 0" East.

Drevja was separated from Vefsn as a municipality of its own July 1, 1927. It was merged with Vefsn again January 1, 1962.

The municipality was named after the river of Drevja (which comes from the lake of Drevvatnet). The name of the river is derived from the word drav (meaning 'rubbish' or 'waste'), and the meaning is 'the river with unclean water'.

65°59′N 13°15′E / 65.983°N 13.250°E / 65.983; 13.250

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 '''Drevja''' is a former municipality in [[Nordland]] county, Norway.  The Geographical Coordinates for this place is: [http://www.maplandia.com/norway/nordland/drevja/ 65° 59' 0" North, 13° 15' 0" East].
 Drevja was separated from [[Vefsn]] as a municipality of its own July 1, 1927. It was merged with Vefsn again January 1, 1962.
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 The municipality was named after the river of Drevja (which comes from the lake of [[Drevvatnet]]). The name of the river is derived from the word ''drav'' (meaning 'rubbish' or 'waste'), and the meaning is 'the river with unclean water'.
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