Ã…farnes (historically, ''Aafarnes'') is a village in
Rauma Municipality
Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other settlements in Rauma include the villages of Måndalen, Innfjorden, Veblu ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is t ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located at the confluence of the three fjords:
Romsdal Fjord,
Langfjorden, and
Rødvenfjorden. The
Norwegian County Road 64 runs through the village on its way from the town of
Ã…ndalsnes
is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is in the administrative center of Rauma Municipality. It is located along the Isfjorden, at the mouth of the river Rauma, at the north end of the Romsdalen valley. ...
(to the south) and the town of
Molde
Molde () is a town and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...
(to the north). There is a
ferry quay in Ã…farnes with regular ferries across the Langfjorden to the village of
Sølsnes in
Molde Municipality
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the ...
to the north. The proposed
Langfjord Tunnel would connect Åfarnes and Sølsnes as part of County Road 64. The local Church of Norway parish is based at
Holm Church, located about east of the village.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Rauma, Norway
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