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Eidsdal
Eidsdal is a village and valley in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the south side of the Norddalsfjorden, about southwest of the village of Sylte and about west of the village of Norddal. The local church, Norddal Church is located in the nearby village of Norddal. Eidsdal has approximately 400 inhabitants. The valley stretches from the Norddalsfjorden up to the lake Eidsvatnet in the direction of Geiranger. Eidsdal is part of "The Golden Route", a well known tourist route that connects Eidsdal and Geiranger with Romsdal and Trollstigen. Norwegian County Road 63 Norwegian County Road 63 ( or ) is a Norwegian county road in Møre og Romsdal county and a very small part in Innlandet county, Norway. It begins at Norwegian National Road 15 along the lake Langvatnet in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county ... runs north and south through the Eidsdal valley, with a ferry connection to Linge, across the fjord. Eidsdal is mainly an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 63
Norwegian County Road 63 ( or ) is a Norwegian county road in Møre og Romsdal county and a very small part in Innlandet county, Norway. It begins at Norwegian National Road 15 along the lake Langvatnet in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county and it heads north where it ends at the junction with the European route E136 highway near the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county. The route runs for including a single ferry crossing over the Norddalsfjorden. The vast majority of the road is in Møre og Romsdal county, only the southernmost lie in the extreme western part of Innlandet county. Both the Langvatnet–Geiranger and Trollstigen sections of the road are closed during winter and spring (usually early November to late May) due to the weather conditions (snow and avalanches). The road passes by a number of notable landmarks, which has led to the earmarking of the route as national tourist route. Path (from south to north) From Langvatnet (Skjåk), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norddalsfjorden
Norddalsfjorden is a branch off of the main Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), Storfjorden in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is located in Fjord Municipality and a small part is also in Stranda Municipality. The fjord is long, when you include the Tafjorden arm that stretches further east, it is in total. In the Middle Ages, the combined Norddalsfjorden and Tafjorden were probably called «Todarfjorden». Norwegian County Road 63 and Norwegian County Road 650 runs along the fjord and includes a ferry crossing between Eidsdal and Linge. In the 1960s the villages of Stranda-Liabygda-Eidsdal-Valldal-Norddal-Fjørå-Tafjord were still connected by a web of ferry crossings. The fjord's mouth sits to the west between the village of Liabygda on the northern shore and mount Skrednakken on the southern shore. Further into the fjord, the villages of Eidsdal and Norddal (village), Norddal lie along the southern shore, and their respective rivers. Eidsdal is connected to Linge on the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norddal (village)
Norddal or Dalsbygda is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located in a valley with steep mountains on each side, on the southern shore of the Norddalsfjorden. Norddal is about east of the village of Eidsdal and about across the fjord to the south of the village of Valldal. Norddal Church is located in the village which has about 150 permanent residents. The only access to the village by road is through the nearby village of Eidsdal. The famous Geiranger Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), ... area is connected to Norddal by hiking trails over the mountain pass to the south of the village. References Villages in Møre og Romsdal Fjord (municipality) {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Fjord Municipality
Fjord is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte. The name Fjord is 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 357 municipalities in Norway. Fjord Municipality is the 255th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,492. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 after the government of Norway approved the merger of Stordal Municipality (population: 9 ... [...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 had a population (2012) of 411 and a population density of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. 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 als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trollstigen
Trollstigen (or trollstigvegen; ) is a Hairpin turn, serpentine mountain road and pass in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of Norwegian County Road 63 that connects the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma and the village of Valldal in Fjord Municipality. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 10% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. During the top tourist season, about 2,500 vehicles pass daily pass this landmark. During the 2012 season, 161,421 vehicles traversed the route, compared to 155,230 vehicles during 2009.Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012. The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends were widened during 2005 to 2012, vehicles over long are prohibited from driving the road. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, buses up to were temporarily allowed as a trial. At the plateau there is a car park and several viewing balconies overlooking the bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romsdal
Romsdal is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal traditional comprises the areas that are part of Aukra Municipality, Molde Municipality, Rauma Municipality, and Vestnes Municipality plus the old Sandøy Municipality (now part of Ålesund Municipality) and the old Fræna Municipality (now part of Hustadvika Municipality). It is named after the valley of Romsdalen, which covers part of Rauma Municipality. The largest town is Molde (town), Molde, which is also the seat of Møre og Romsdal County Municipality. Åndalsnes is a town located near the mouth of the river Rauma (river), Rauma in Rauma Municipality. The Rauma Line railway comes from Dombås and terminates at Åndalsnes. Naming The Old Norse language, Old Norse form of the name was ''Raumsdalr''. The first element is the genitive case of a name ''*Raumr'', probably the old (uncompounded) name of Romsdal Fjord, ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geiranger
Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund (town), Ålesund. Geiranger is home to spectacular scenery, and has been named the best Tourist destination, travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Norwegian County Road 63 passes through the village and the Geiranger - Hellesylt Ferry stops at the village too. Geiranger Church is the main church for the village and surrounding area. The village had a population (2023) of 215 and a population density of . Since 2000, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. Geiranger is under constant threat from landslides from the mountain Åkerneset i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norddal Church
Norddal Church (), also known as Dale Church (), is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Norddal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norddal, on the south side of the Norddalsfjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Norddal parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1784 using plans drawn up by a local farmer, Ole Larssen Døving. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church in Norddal date back to 1432, but the church was already existing on that date. The first church in Norddal was a wooden stave church, possibly built in the 14th century. Not much detail is known about this church building. From 1610 to 1634, a man named Arne Eivindsen was the parish priest for Norddal and during his term as priest, there were two churches in the parish (Sylte Church on the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
