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Tafjord
Tafjord is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is in a valley located at the end of the Tafjorden, about southeast of the municipal centre of Sylte, and just west of the borders of Reinheimen National Park. In the park, the mountains Tordsnose, Karitinden, and Puttegga all lie about to the southeast of Tafjord in the Tafjordfjella mountain range. The village is very isolated and (other than by boat) the only way into the valley is by road from the village of Sylte. The road is composed almost entirely of two tunnels through the very steep mountains along the edge of the Tafjorden: the Heggur Tunnel and the long Skjegghammar Tunnel. Climate The weather station in Tafjord have been recording since 1925, and holds the record for the warmest temperature in Norway in November at . The January record was earlier a national record until it was beaten in 2020. These warm temperatures in winter and late autumn are primarily due to foe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafjord Ras
Tafjord is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is in a valley located at the end of the Tafjorden, about southeast of the municipal centre of Sylte, and just west of the borders of Reinheimen National Park. In the park, the mountains Tordsnose, Karitinden, and Puttegga all lie about to the southeast of Tafjord in the Tafjordfjella mountain range. The village is very isolated and (other than by boat) the only way into the valley is by road from the village of Sylte. The road is composed almost entirely of two tunnels through the very steep mountains along the edge of the Tafjorden: the Heggur Tunnel and the long Skjegghammar Tunnel. Climate The weather station in Tafjord have been recording since 1925, and holds the record for the warmest temperature in Norway in November at . The January record was earlier a national record until it was beaten in 2020. These warm temperatures in winter and late autumn are primarily due to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafjorden
Tafjorden is an inner branch of the Norddalsfjorden/ Storfjorden in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site West Norwegian Fjords. The fjord is located southeast of the village of Sylte, the municipal center of Norddal Municipality. The small village of Tafjord is located at the end of the long Tafjorden. The only road leading to the rather isolated village of Tafjord goes through the long Heggur Tunnel plus several other smaller tunnels on the northern shore of the fjord. History When Olaf II of Norway fled up the Storfjorden to escape the forces of Canute the Great, he and his men journeyed up the fjord until he passed through the Norddalsfjorden and reached the Tafjorden. From there they passed north up the Valldalen valley and across the mountains to Lesja on his way to exile in Russia. On 7 April 1934, a landslide of about of rock fell off the mountain Langhamaren from a height of about . The rock landed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjord Municipality
Fjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal (village), Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal (village), Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte, Norddal, Sylte. The name Fjord is fjord, a common word and name part in Norway and was chosen for the new municipality established in 2020 for reasons of search engine optimization, despite not having any historical tradition in the municipality. The municipality is the 92nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fjord is the 253rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,491. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafjordfjella
Tafjordfjella or Tafjordfjellene ( en, The Tafjord mountains) is a mountain range in Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet counties, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Fjord, Stranda, Rauma, and Skjåk. The area takes its name from the village of Tafjord and the Tafjorden, the main entry point. The highest peaks are Puttegga at , Karitinden at , Tordsnose at , and Høgstolen at . Lakes in the area include Tordsvatnet, Veltdalsvatnet, Zakariasdammen, and Grønvatnet. Part of the range is included inside Reinheimen National Park. The Norwegian Trekking Association has the cabins called Reindalsseter, Pyttbua, Veltdalshytta, Vakkerstøylen, and Danskehytta. The western part of the area has since 1923 been extensively developed for hydro-electric power production by the Tafjord Kraft company. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heggur Tunnel
The Heggur Tunnel ( no, Heggurtunnelen) is a road tunnel in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long tunnel was built in 1982 to connect the isolated village of Tafjord to the rest of Norway's road network. The village is at the end of the Tafjorden Tafjorden is an inner branch of the Norddalsfjorden/ Storfjorden in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site West Norwegian Fjords. The fjord is located southeast of the village of Sylt ... which is surrounded by very steep mountains, where roads could not be built along the shoreline. The tunnel was built following the shoreline, but inside the mountain, giving drivers a safe passage to Tafjord. References Fjord (municipality) Road tunnels in Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-tunnel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttegga
Puttegga or Pyttegga is the highest mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies on the border of Fjord Municipality and Rauma Municipality. It is located just northwest of the mountain Karitinden, inside Reinheimen National Park. The nearest village is Tafjord, to the west. The mountain is easily accessed from the cabin ''Pyttbua'' to the east, which is maintained by the Norwegian Trekking Association. Name The first element is ''putt'' or ''pytt'', meaning "puddle" or "small lake". The last element is the finite form of ''egg'' which means "edge" or "mountain ridge". The edge is surrounded by several small lakes. See also * List of highest points of Norwegian counties This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all Norwegian counties. Ranked by elevation. Highest points by former counties (before 2016) Ranked by elevation. See also * List of mountains in Norway by height * Li ... References Mountains of Møre og Romsdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karitinden
Karitinden is a mountain in the Tafjordfjella mountain range inside Reinheimen National Park on the border of Innlandet and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint border junction for Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county), and Fjord Municipality and Rauma Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county). The nearest village is Tafjord which lies to the northwest. The lake Tordsvatnet lies southeast of the mountain and the mountain Puttegga lies to the northwest. Other mountains that surround the mountain include Benkehøa to the southeast, Veltdalseggi to the south, and Tordsnose to the southwest. Name The first element is the female name ''Kari'' and the last element is the finite form of ''tind'' which means "mountain peak". The reason for the name, and who the person Kari was, is unknown. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tordsnose
Tordsnose is a mountain on the border of Fjord Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county) in Norway. The tall mountain lies within the Tafjordfjella mountain range and within Reinheimen National Park, about southwest of Karitinden and south of Puttegga. The lake Grønvatnet sits south of the mountain and the lake Tordsvatnet lies straight east of the mountain. Other mountains surrounding it include Veltdalseggi to the east and Vulueggi and Krosshø to the south. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The topographic i ... References Mountains of Møre og Romsdal Fjord (municipality) Skjåk One-thousanders of Norway {{MøreRomsdal-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylte, Norddal
Sylte or Valldal is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is situated at the southern end of the Valldalen valley along the shore of the Norddalsfjorden near the mouth of the Valldøla river, just west of the entrance to the Tafjorden. The village has a population (2012) of 411. This gives the village a population density of . The village is located about northeast of the village of Eidsdal (across the fjord), and it is about northwest of the village of Tafjord which is accessed via several long tunnels including the Heggur Tunnel. Norwegian County Road 63 runs north through Sylte on its way through the Valldalen valley up to the Trollstigen area. The village is home to many industries, including production of cement and wood products, fish farming, and tourism. The newspaper ''Storfjordnytt'' is published in Sylte. Sylte Church is located here. The name originates from an older word in dialect meaning wet lowland. The village was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor. Name The name ''Møre og Romsdal'' was created in 1936. The first element refers to the districts of Nordmøre and Sunnmøre, and the last element refers to Romsdal. Until 1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called ''Romsdalen amt'', after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality. The Old Norse form of the name was ''Raumsdalr''. The first element is the genitive case of the name ''Raumr'' derived from the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinheimen National Park
Reinheimen National Park ( no, Reinheimen nasjonalpark) is a national park in Norway that was established in 2006. The park consists of a continuous protected mountain area. It is located in Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet counties in Norway. The park includes parts of the municipalities of Lesja, Skjåk, Vågå, Lom, Fjord, and Rauma. The park consists of much of the Tafjordfjella mountain range as well as the reindeer habitat in the northern part of the Ottadalen valley. The park is one of the largest wilderness areas still intact in Western Norway. Much of the original alpine ecosystem, including wild reindeer, wolverines, golden eagles, gyr falcons, and ptarmigans, is still intact. The park is made up of numerous mountains and valleys. The highest mountains in the park tower more than above sea level. The landscape in Reinheimen is extremely varied. In the west, it is very dramatic, with sharply pointed peaks and knife-edge ridges, and rapidly flowing rivers. Towards the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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