The Hardangervidda Natursenter is a
museum
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and
visitor center
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Types
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at
Hardangervidda National Park
Hardangervidda National Park (, ), at , is Norway's largest national park. It spans from Numedal and Uvdal in the east and Røvelseggi and Ullensvang in the west across the Hardanger mountain plateau (Hardangervidda). Designated as a national p ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The nature centre is located in the village of
Øvre in the municipality of
Eidfjord
Eidfjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of E ...
. It is accessible off
Norwegian National Road 7
Norwegian National Road 7 (, ) is a national road in Norway which runs from the town of Hønefoss in Buskerud county to the village of Granvin in Vestland county. The route is long and runs east–west through Viken and Vestland counties ove ...
.
It is situated at the foot of
Vøringsfossen and the ascent to
Måbødalen
Måbødalen () is a narrow valley in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The long valley begins at the village of Øvre Eidfjord and ends at the Sysendalen valley on the western side of the Hardangervidda plateau. The valley conta ...
.
The nature center was opened on 28 May 1995. It was authorized as a national park center for the Hardangervidda National Park in 1997. Exhibitions in the center are spread over three floors of the facility. The centre underwent major creative overhaul in 2018 with exhibitions developed by Sarner International Ltd in London.
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References
External links
Official site Eidfjord
Hardangervidda Natursente EidfjordHardangervidda Natursente Tinn
Museums in Vestland
Natural history museums in Norway
Eidfjord
Nature centers
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