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Tafjordfjella
Tafjordfjella or Tafjordfjellene () 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 Grønvatnet is a lake in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies within the Tafjordfjella mountain range, about north of the village of Grotli. The mountain lake lies in a low area surrounded by mountains, just west of .... 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-elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tordsnose
Tordsnose is a mountain in Norway. The tall mountain lies on the border of Fjord Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county). It sits in 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 Vulueggi is a mountain ridge in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Tafjordfjella mountains and inside the Reinheimen National Park, about northeast of the village of Grotli. The mountain is ... and Krosshø to the south. See also * List of mountains of Norway References Mountains of Møre og Romsdal Fjord (municipality) Skjåk One-thousanders of Norway {{MøreRomsdal-mountain-stub ... [...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 definite form of 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 prominence of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Høgstolen
Høgstolen is a mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the border of Rauma Municipality and Fjord Municipality in the Tafjordfjella mountain range, about west of the border with Innlandet county. Høgstolen lies within the Reinheimen National Park, between the mountains Puttegga and Karitinden. The name is not unique to this mountain, as there are other (lower) mountains with the same name in Norway. 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 . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References Rauma, Norway Fjord (municipality) Mountains of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tordsvatnet
Tordsvatnet is a lake in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies within the Tafjordfjella mountain range inside the Reinheimen National Park. The mountain lake lies about northwest of the village of Bismo. The lake lies in a low area surrounded by the mountains Benkehøa (to the east), Karitinden (to the northwest), and Vetldalseggi (to the west). See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References Skjåk Lakes of Innlandet {{Innlandet-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttegga
Puttegga 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 current Norwegian counties, ranked by elevation. Highest points by former counties (before 2016) Ranked by elevation. See also * List of mountains in Norway by he ... References Mountains of Møre og Romsdal Fjord (munici ... [...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 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 ... [...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] |
Reinheimen National Park
Reinheimen National Park () 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 are 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 east, the terrain is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafjord
Tafjord is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. 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 tunnel A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two portals common at each end, though there may be access and ve ...s through the very steep mountains along the edge of the Tafjorden: the Heggur Tunnel and the long Skjegghammar Tunnel. Geography The village is in a valley located at the end of the Tafjorden, about southeast of the village 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. Tafjord landslide On 7 April 1934, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grønvatnet
Grønvatnet is a lake in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies within the Tafjordfjella mountain range, about north of the village of Grotli. The mountain lake lies in a low area surrounded by mountains, just west of Vulueggi, north of Krosshø, and south of Tordsnose. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References Skjåk Lakes of Innlandet {{Innlandet-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skjåk
Skjåk is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bismo. Most of the municipal residents live in the Billingsdalen and Ottadalen valleys along the river Otta. The local newspaper is named '' Fjuken''. The municipality is the 33rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skjåk is the 271st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,147. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Skjåk was established on 1 January 1866 when the large Lom Municipality was divided and the western part of the municipality (population: 2,691) became the new Skjåk Municipality (historically spelled ''Skiaker Municipality''). The eastern part of the municipality (population: 3,299) remained as Lom Municipality. Name The muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranda
Stranda may also refer to: Places *Stranda Municipality, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, a village within Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Stranda Hundred, a hundred of Småland in Sweden *Stranda Church Stranda Church or Sløgstad Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stranda, along the western shore of the Storfjorden. It is the church ..., a church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Stranda Church (Leksvik), a church in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway Other * Stranda IL, a sports club based in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Stranda Fjord Trail Race, a race based in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway See also * {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
