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Innfjorden is a village 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 ...
in
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county,
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. It is situated about southwest of the town of
Åndalsnes 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 valle ...
and southeast of the village of MÃ¥ndalen along the
European Route E136 European route E136 is a European highway located entirely in Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet counties in Norway. The highway begins in the town of Ålesund (town), Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway, and it goes east ...
highway. The road from Ã…ndalsnes to Innfjorden goes through the long Innfjord Tunnel, which opened in 1991 after a series of deaths caused by
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s on the former road along the shore of
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 ...
. The village had a population (2022) of 260 and a
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of . Since 2022, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by
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. The local economy is mainly based on
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, while there is some industry and a few service companies relating to
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, transportation, and road safety. In addition there is an elementary school, kindergarten, and the small Innfjorden Chapel. Surrounding Innfjorden are tall peaks on the east, south, and west sides with
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 ...
to the north. The area is frequented by mountain hikers and lately a lot of BASE jumpers have discovered the mountains around Innfjorden.


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Rauma, Norway Villages in Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub