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Hardangerfjord at Norheimsund Hardangerfjord sunset. There are many fjord arms that branch off of the main Hardangerfjord. There are also certain sections of the main fjord that have special names. Below is a list of the sections of the fjord and the arms that branch off them. [6] [5] From west to east: Bømlafjorden (west entrance to the fjord)
Hardanger is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord and its inner branches of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord.It consists of the municipalities of Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Kvam, and is located inside the county of Vestland.
The deck height means that the largest cruise ships cannot reach the inner Hardangerfjord any more. The traffic predicted for the bridge was estimated to be 2000 vehicles per day. [6] The opening of the bridge took place on 17 August 2013. The main span is one of the longest suspension bridge spans in the world. [7]
Bridal Procession on the Hardanger (Norwegian: Brudeferd i Hardanger) is an 1848 oil painting by Hans Gude and Adolph Tidemand. [1] [2] Gude, aged just 23, painted the landscapes and Tidemand, a decade his senior, the bridal party.
Fyksesund (English: Fykse Sound) [1] [2] is a fjord in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway.The 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) long fjord is a branch of the main Hardangerfjorden.
Women in Hardangerbunad bridal costumes. Hardangerbunad is a collective term for bunads from the villages in the traditional district of Hardanger, Norway, with various local varieties.
Hardangervidda. The plateau is the largest peneplain (eroded plain) in Europe, covering an area of about 6,500 km 2 (2,500 sq mi) at an average elevation of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft).
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.