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Søre Svarthåmåren
Søre Svarthåmåren is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located within the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about northeast of the village of Lesjaverk and about south of Sunndalsøra. The mountain is surrounded by other mountains including Geitåhøi which is about to the south, Eggekollan which is about to the southeast, and Grønliskarstinden which is about to the northeast. The lake Aursjøen lies about to the west of the mountain. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References Mountains of Innlandet Lesja {{Innlandet-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innlandet
Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken (Norwegian county), Viken on the same date). The new county has an area of , making it the largest county in Norway after the division of the old Troms og Finnmark county in 2024. The region was known as Opplandene or Opplanda since the middle ages. Historically part of Akershus, Oplandene County existed from 1757 to 1781, when it was divided into Christians County and Hedemarken County, also known as Western and Eastern Oplandene. In 1919 the two counties were renamed Oppland and Hedmark, and in 2020 they were again merged under the name Innlandet (with the exception of Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality, which went to the new county of Viken (county), Viken). This present name is a newly constructed name with no historical basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovrefjell
Dovrefjell is a mountain range in Central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The mountain range is located in Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, and Trøndelag counties in Norway. As a result of its central location, its valleys and passes have been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times. Several mountain inns were established in the Middle Ages to house pilgrims traveling through Dovrefjell to Trondheim, and there are even ruins of an old leprosy, leper colony in the northern area of it. The main south-north highway (European route E6) and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through a mountain pass in the Dovrefjell range. The highway is a year-round highway but on rare occasions it is closed for short periods during heavy winter weather conditions. The mountain range runs through Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Folldal Municipality, Dovre Municipality, and Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, and Sunnd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are inselberg, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. mountain formation, Mountains are formed through tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosystems of mountains: different elevations hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesja Municipality
Lesja is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Lesja (village), village of Lesja. Other villages in the municipality include Bjorli, Lesjaskog, Lesjaverk, and Lora, Norway, Lora. Lesja is located in the northwestern edge of Innlandet county. It is bordered in the north by Molde Municipality and Sunndal Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Oppdal Municipality (in Trøndelag county). It is bordered to the east by Dovre Municipality; in the south by Vågå Municipality and Lom Municipality; in the southwest by Skjåk Municipality; and to the west by Rauma Municipality. The municipality is the 25th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lesja is the 282nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,966. The municipality's population density is and its popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesjaverk
Lesjaverk is a village in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It lies in the upper Gudbrandsdal valley approximately northwest of Dombås and about east of the village of Lesjaskog. The village lies along the European route E136 highway and the Raumabanen railway line. The E136 highway goes from Ålesund up through the Romsdalen valley and passes through Lesjaverk on the way to its end point at Dombås. Located in a high mountain pass at in elevation, the village is situated between several mountains including the tall Svarthøi, the tall Storhøi, and the tall Merratind which all are part of the Dovrefjell range to the north. The tall mountain Digervarden lies to the south on the other side of the valley. History ''Lesjaverk'' lies on an important trade route used in prehistoric times. The area is first mentioned in the written chronicle of the Heimskringla ''(The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway)'' by Snorri Sturluson. The account of King Olaf's (A.D. 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunndalsøra
is the administrative centre of Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Sunndalsøra lies at the mouth of the river Driva at the beginning of the Sunndalsfjord. Sunndalsøra is surrounded by steep mountains, such as Hårstadnebba, which reach elevations as high as . Some of these mountains around Sunndalsøra are used for BASE jumping. The village has a population (2024) of 4,207 and a population density of . Location The village is located about west of the village of Holssanden, southeast of the village of Øksendal, and about west of the village of Grøa. Norwegian National Road 70 runs through the village of Sunndalsøra on its way from the town of Kristiansund to Oppdal Municipality in the neighboring Trøndelag county. Media gallery Rema 1000 in Sunndalsøra.jpg, Rema 1000 in Sunndalsøra Sunndalsøra 2011 - panoramio.jpg, Sunndalsøra.jpg, Hov kirke 2018.jpg, Hov Church Sunndalsøra - panoramio.jpg, Looking towards the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geitåhøi
Geitåhøi is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located within the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about north of Dombås and about south of Sunndalsøra. The mountain is surrounded by other mountains including Søre Svarthåmåren which is about to the north, Grønliskarstinden which is about to the northeast, Eggekollan which is about to the east, Høgtunga which is about to the southeast, and Sørhellhøi which is about to the south. The lake Aursjøen lies about to the west of the mountain. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References Mountains of Innlandet Lesja {{Innlandet-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggekollan
Eggekollene or Eggekollan is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain lies inside the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about northeast of the village of Lesjaverk. The mountain lies about to the southwest of Grønliskarstinden, about west of Grøvudalstinden, about northwest of Høgtunga, about northeast of Sørhellhøi, and about east of Geitåhøi. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References Mountains of Innlandet Lesja {{Innlandet-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grønliskarstinden
Grønliskarstinden is a mountain on the border of Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county and Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. The tall mountain lies within the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about north of Dombås and about southeast of Sunndalsøra. The mountain lies in the Dovrefjell mountains, surrounded by a number of other mountains including Storskrymten which is about to the east, Salhøa which is about to the southeast, Høgtunga which is about to the south, Eggekollan which is about to the southwest, and Søre Svarthåmåren and Geitåhøi which are about to the west. See also *List of mountains of Norway There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ... References Mountains of Innlandet Mountains of Møre og Romsd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aursjøen
Aursjøen is a lake in Norway on the border between Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county and Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and is about around. The lake was dammed up in 1953 to provide water for the Aura power station. It flooded together with the nearby lake Gautsjøen. The water in lake Aursjøen flows out to the river Aura which flows through the Eikesdalen valley and eventually to the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Aursjoen Molde Lesja Lakes of Innlandet Lakes of Møre og Romsdal Reservoirs in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
