Eidsdal
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Eidsdal is a village and valley in the municipality of Norddal
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located along the south side of the Norddalsfjorden
, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Sylte
. Eidsdal has approximately 400 inhabitants.
The village stretches from the Norddalsfjorden up to the lake Eidsvatnet in the direction of Geiranger
. Eidsdal is part of "The Golden Route", a well known tourist route that connects Eidsdal and Geiranger with Romsdal
and Trollstigen
. Norwegian National Road 63
runs north and south through Eidsdal, with a ferry connection to Linge, across the fjord.
Norddal
Norddal is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It covers the easternmost part of the Sunnmøre region along the border with Oppland county...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located along the south side of the Norddalsfjorden
Norddalsfjorden
Norddalsfjorden is a branch of Storfjorden in Norddal and Stranda municipalities in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is long, when you include the Tafjorden that stretches further east, it is in total....
, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Sylte
Sylte, Norddal
Sylte is a village and the municipal center of the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is situated at the southern end of the Valldalen valley along the shore of the Norddalsfjorden near the mouth of the Valldøla river, just west of the entrance to the Tafjorden. The ...
. Eidsdal has approximately 400 inhabitants.
The village stretches from the Norddalsfjorden up to the lake Eidsvatnet in the direction of Geiranger
Geiranger
Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre in the municipality of Stranda in Møre og Romsdal county, in the western part of Norway. It lies at the head of the Geirangerfjord, which is a branch of the Storfjord. The nearest city is Ålesund...
. Eidsdal is part of "The Golden Route", a well known tourist route that connects Eidsdal and Geiranger with Romsdal
Romsdal
Romsdal is the name of a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named for the valley of Romsdalen, which covers part of Rauma.The...
and Trollstigen
Trollstigen
Trollstigen is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 9% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountain side...
. Norwegian National Road 63
Norwegian national road 63
Norwegian County Road 63 is a Norwegian county road in Møre og Romsdal and a very small part in Oppland county, Norway. It begins at Langvatnet at Norwegian National Road 15 in the municipality of Skjåk in Oppland county and it heads north where it ends at the junction with the E136 near...
runs north and south through Eidsdal, with a ferry connection to Linge, across the fjord.