Veblungsnes
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Veblungsnes is a village located along the Romsdalsfjord
just across the Rauma River
from the town of Åndalsnes
in the municipality of Rauma
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The highway runs through the village on its way from Åndalsnes southwest to Innfjorden
. Veblungsnes is home to the Grytten
church and the Setnesmoen parade ground.
Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...
just across the Rauma River
Rauma River
Rauma is a river in the Møre og Romsdal and Oppland counties in Norway. It runs for from the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet in the municipality of Lesja to the town of Åndalsnes in the municipality of Rauma. The river was once famous for its salmon-fishing, but since an infection with Gyrodactylus...
from the town of Åndalsnes
Åndalsnes
is a town in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma. The town has a population of 2,207...
in the municipality of Rauma
Rauma, Norway
Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes. Other villages include Vågstranda, Voll, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet...
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...
. The highway runs through the village on its way from Åndalsnes southwest to Innfjorden
Innfjorden
Innfjorden is a village in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is situated about southwest of Åndalsnes and southeast of Voll along the European Route E136...
. Veblungsnes is home to the Grytten
Grytten
Grytten is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the Romsdal valley which follows the Rauma River from the Oppland county border to the Romsdalsfjord at Åndalsnes, as well as some smaller side valleys. The original municipality of Grytten was almost...
church and the Setnesmoen parade ground.