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Ã…farnes
Åfarnes (historically, ''Aafarnes'') is a village in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the three fjords: Romsdal Fjord, Langfjorden, and Rødvenfjorden. The local Church of Norway parish is based at Holm Church, located about east of the village. The Norwegian County Road 64 runs through the village on its way from the town of Åndalsnes (to the south) and the town of Molde (to the north). There is a ferry quay in Åfarnes with regular ferries across the Langfjorden to the village of Sølsnes in Molde Municipality Molde Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal ... to the north. The proposed Langfjord Tunnel would connect Åfarnes and Sølsnes as part of County Road 64. References Villages in Møre og ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sølsnes
Sølsnes is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal Peninsula at the confluence of the Karlsøyfjorden and the Langfjorden. The village of Nesjestranda lies about north of Sølsnes. The Old Veøy Church is located on the island of Veøya, off the coast from Sølsnes. That church is now a museum and it was replaced in 1907 by a new Veøy Church which was built in Sølsnes. The Norwegian County Road 64 runs through the village to a ferry quay on the south side of the village. The ferry crosses the Langfjorden to the south and connects to the village of Åfarnes in Rauma Municipality Rauma is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other s .... The proposed Langfjord Tunnel would have its northern entrance near Sølsnes, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romsdal Fjord
or is the ninth-longest fjord in Norway. The long fjord is located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Molde, Haram, Vestnes, and Rauma. The deepest point in the fjord is just southwest of the town of Molde, where it is deep. The fjord is a threshold-fjord, as it is separated from the ocean by a deep shallower areas at the mouth. Several islands and skerries also shelter the wide central fjord from the Atlantic. The western inlet of the fjord is generally considered to be between the island of Dryna (in Molde Municipality) and the village of Brattvåg (in Haram Municipality). A second inlet is to the north, through the Julsundet strait, bound by the island of Otrøya to the west and Molde Municipality to the east. The fjord branches off to the minor Tresfjorden and Tomrefjorden to the south, while the main body continues an east-west bound direction. The fjord then forks into three main branches: Moldefjorden (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langfjorden (Møre Og Romsdal)
Langfjorden is a fjord in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord is an arm of the large Romsdalsfjorden which begins between the most easterly point on the island of Sekken in Molde Municipality and ''Okseneset'' in Rauma Municipality. The fjord then continues to the east to the village of Eidsvåg in Molde Municipality. The fjord's two arms, Eresfjorden at east end and Rødvenfjorden at the west end are oriented to the south. The fjord is crossed by the Åfarnes–Sølsnes Ferry, as part of County Road 64. The Langfjord Tunnel is a proposed undersea tunnel that would replace the ferry. The village of Mittet in Rauma Municipality lies on the south shore of the fjord. Landslide Just before 8:00 p.m. on 22 February 1756, a landslide with a volume of — the largest known landslide in Norway in historic time — traveled at high speed from a height of on the side of the mountain Tjellafjellet into the Langfjorden about west of Tjelle and between Tjelle and Grams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langfjord Tunnel
The Langfjord Tunnel is a proposed subsea road tunnel which would cross Langfjorden (Møre og Romsdal), Langfjorden between Molde Municipality and Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It may also be built with a branch to the island of Sekken. As part of Norwegian County Road 64, County Road 64, the tunnel would replace the Åfarnes–Sølsnes Ferry, and allow ferry-free access across the Romsdalsfjorden to Eastern Norway, as well as connect Molde and Rauma. If the branch is built, it would replace the Molde–Sekken Ferry, giving the island a fixed link. The main tunnel would be between long, which the branch would be slightly shorter than long. The tunnel would reach below mean sea level, making it the deepest subsea tunnel in the world. It would also be one of the longest subsea tunnels in Norway. History The project was originally planned to be self-financed as a toll road, without receiving other state grants than the subsidies which would otherwise have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of Molde, while Ålesund (town), 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 (Norway), 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 (subnational entity), amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called ''Romsdalen amt (subnational entity), amt'', after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality. The Old Norse form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauma Municipality
Rauma is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other settlements in Rauma include the villages of Måndalen, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Møre og Romsdal, Verma, Isfjorden (village), Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet. Most settlement in the municipality is located along the fjords and in the Romsdalen valley. The municipality surrounds part of the southern end of Romsdalsfjorden and the Isfjorden (fjord in Møre og Romsdal), Isfjorden and it also includes the Romsdalen valley and Romsdalsalpene mountains. In the lower part of the valleys and around Romsdal Fjord and Rødvenfjorden are driven agriculture with emphasis on livestock. The clothing industry has traditionally been a dominant industry in the municipality, especially in Isfjorden (village), Isfjorden. In the sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 64
County Road 64 () is a two-lane highway which runs between the towns of Kristiansund (town), Kristiansund and Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It branches from Norwegian National Road 70, National Road 70 in Kristiansund, runs through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel, across the island of Averøya, and across the Atlantic Ocean Road to Eide Municipality. It continues to Årø, Norway, Årø in Molde Municipality via the Tussen Tunnel, then heads under Fannefjorden in the Fannefjord Tunnel, across the island of Bolsøya then over the Bolsøy Bridge to the Skåla Peninsula. It then crosses Langfjorden (Møre og Romsdal), Langfjorden on the Åfarnes–Sølsnes Ferry, and enters Rauma Municipality. It intersects with the European route E136 highway in the town of Åndalsnes. The Atlantic Ocean Road was in 2006 described as "the world's best road trip" by ''The Guardian''. There are plans for a subsea tunnel, the Langfjord Tunnel, to replace the ferry. References {{Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm Church
Holm Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holm, about halfway between the villages of Åfarnes and Mittet. It is one of the churches for the ''Eid og Holm'' parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and in the dragestil style in 1907 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Norum. The church seats about 220 people. History The people of the Holm area were part of the Old Veøy Church parish for centuries. On 14 May 1901, a royal resolution separated it out as its own parish. Soon after, plans were made to build a new, large church in Holm. Karl Norum was hired to design the new church. It was manufactured and partially built in a factory setting and then its parts were somewhat disassembled and shipped to the building site. Media gallery Holm-kirke-Rauma-2.jpg, Exterior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molde Municipality
Molde Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Molde which is also the administrative centre of Møre og Romsdal county, the commercial hub of the Romsdal region, and the seat of the Diocese of Møre. Other main population centres in the municipality include the villages of Hjelset, Kleive, Møre og Romsdal, Kleive, Nesjestranda, Midsund (village), Midsund, Nord-Heggdal, Eidsvåg, Nesset, Eidsvåg, Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Møre og Romsdal, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen. The municipality is the 56th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Molde is the 32nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 32,816. The municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quay
A wharf ( or wharfs), quay ( , also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more Berth (moorings), berths (Mooring (watercraft), mooring locations), and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships. Wharves are often considered to be a series of docks at which boats are stationed. A marginal wharf is connected to the shore along its full length. Overview A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on deep foundation, pilings. Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molde (town)
Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. Molde has a Oceanic climate, maritime, temperate climate, with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters. It is nicknamed ''The Town of Roses''. The settlement emerged as a shipping port for lumber to the Netherlands in the late 1500s. Formal trading rights were granted at some point before 1604, and the town was incorporated through a royal charter in 1742. Bolsøy Municipality, which later merged with Molde town, was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The town continued to grow throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, becoming a centre for the Norwegian textile and garment industry, as well as the administrative centre for the region, and was a major to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ndalsnes
is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is also the administrative center of Rauma Municipality. It is located along the Isfjorden, at the mouth of the river Rauma, at the north end of the Romsdalen valley. The village of Isfjorden lies about to the east, Veblungsnes lies just to the west across the Rauma river, and the village of Innfjorden lies about to the southwest via the European Route E136 highway. The town has a population (2024) of 2,483 and a population density of . Åndalsnes has an association football club, Åndalsnes IF. The local church is Grytten Church, but its actually located across the river in Veblungsnes. The harbour is called "Tindekaia", and is visited every year by many cruise ships. Geography Åndalsnes is located at the mouth of the river Rauma, at the shores of the Romsdalsfjord, one of the first Norwegian rivers to host English fly fishermen in the nineteenth century. The river's salmon populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
