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Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord , where the majority of the municipal population lives.
Eidfjord is the administrative centre of Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Eid Fjord , an inner branch of the large Hardangerfjorden . The village sits about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Hardanger Bridge along the Norwegian National Road 7 .
The Eid Fjord lies in the municipalities of Ullensvang, Ulvik, and Eidfjord in Vestland county. The inner part of the ford is called the Simadal Fjord [5] (Norwegian: Simadalsfjorden). The villages of Ringøy and Bjotveit lie on the south side of the fjord, and Djønno lies on the north side.
Old Eidfjord Church (Norwegian: Eidfjord gamle kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidfjord. It was historically the church for the Eidfjord parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Eidfjordvatnet (English: Lake Eidfjord) [1] [2] [3] is a moraine-dammed lake in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.55-square-kilometre (1.37 sq mi) lake is located immediately southeast of the village of Eidfjord. Øvre Eidfjord village lies on the southern shore of the lake.
Måbødalen (English: Måbø Valley) [1] [2] [3] is a narrow valley in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.The 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) long valley begins at the village of Øvre Eidfjord and ends at the Sysendalen valley on the western side of the Hardangervidda plateau.
All materials for the construction had to be carried on horseback from Eidfjord up to the top of the hill. [10] Around the year 1900 large cruise ships began to visit Eidfjord, and from there passengers were transported by horse and wagon up the valley. The composer Edvard Grieg had a log cabin nearby and was a frequent visitor to the falls. [6]
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