The Einang Sound ( no, Einangsundet) is a small sound in the middle of Slidre Fjord in

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. Th ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, about wide. It is crossed by Norwegian County Road 261 via the Einang Sound Bridge ( no, Einangsundet bru), which was built in 1963. Before that, a cable ferry operated at the site. The ferry was important for moving people and animals across the sound to and from farms. The cable was anchored to two concrete pillars, both of which are still standing. The ferry, the cable, and various accessories are now on display at the Valdres Folk Museum in Fagernes. The

Einang stone The Einang stone (''Einangsteinen'') is a runestone located east of the Einang Sound near Fagernes, in Oppland, Norway, notable for the age of its runic inscription. The Einang runestone is located within the extensive Gardberg site. It is p ...

stands just to the east, above the sound.Spurkland, Terje. 2005. ''Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions''. Transl. Betsy van der Hoek. Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press, p. 42.

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