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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.
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.
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 .
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]
The national park has two visitor centres: the Hardangervidda Natursenter (Nature Centre) in the village of Øvre Eidfjord in Eidfjord municipality, and the Hardangervidda Nasjonalparksenter (National Park Centre) at Skinnarbu in Tinn municipality which is located near the lake Møsvatnet, the town of Rjukan, and the mountain village of Rauland.
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.
The Hardanger Bridge (Norwegian: Hardangerbrua) is a suspension bridge across the Eidfjorden branch off of the main Hardangerfjorden in Vestland county, Norway.The bridge connects the municipalities of Ullensvang and Ulvik.
Øvre Eidfjord is a village in Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the lake Eidfjordvatnet, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the municipal centre of Eidfjord. Øvre Eidfjord sits along the Bjoreio River, at the entrance to the Måbødalen valley. There are about 200 residents of ...
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