The Rauma is a

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that runs through the

Romsdalen Romsdalen is a valley in the western part of Norway. The long valley runs from the Romsdalsfjorden through Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and into Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county. It is the valley of the Rauma (river), Rau ...

valley in

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and

Innlandet Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...

counties in

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. It runs for from the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet in Lesja Municipality (in Innlandet county), through the valley all the way to the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county) where it empties into the Romsdalsfjorden. The river was once famous for its

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-fishing, but since an infection with '' Gyrodactylus salaris'' only 5 to 10% of the original stock survives. This, however, has begun to recover rapidly after a successful revitalisation project. The salmon runs up to the '' Slettafossen'', a high combination of

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s and rapids more than upriver from the

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. The Rauma River and its valley are regarded as one of the most beautiful in Norway. The river runs very clear with a green tint and the mountains tower some above the river in the lower and middle parts of the valley. The

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 ...

and the Trollveggen cliff are both located along the southwestern shores of the river through the municipality of Rauma. The '' Romsdalsalpene'' mountains surround the river and the valley, including the mountains Store Trolltinden, Store Venjetinden, Trollryggen, and Romsdalshornet. The

Rauma Line The Rauma Line () is a long railway between the town of Åndalsnes (in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county), and the village of Dombås (in Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county), in Norway. Running down the Romsdalen valley, the line ...

railroad follows the river through the valley on its way north to Åndalsnes. The railroad crosses the river on the Kylling Bridge at the village of Verma. The Rauma was classified as a protected watercourse in 1992, and the only main tributary affected by

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is the Verma River with the over Vermafossen falls. The biggest tributaries are the Ulvåa and Istra. The Istra runs through the Ister Valley, well known for Trollstigen Road in its upper parts. The origins of the name ''Rauma'' are unknown.

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File:63a-2770 Stuguflåtbrua 2004 SRS.jpg, Stuguflåt Bridge File:Kylling bru 08062008.JPG, Kylling Bridge File:Aandalsnes fra kjerringplassen.jpg, Mouth of the river at Åndalsnes File:Rauma Romsdal.jpg, Close up picture of the river File:Romsdalen.jpg, Mountains surrounding the river valley

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* Rauma, Norway Rivers of Innlandet Rivers of Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-river-stub

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