Adlerstrasse

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Adlerstrasse seen from Dalsnibba in 2009 . The arrow marks the eagle curve

The Eagle Road ( Norwegian Ørnevegen ) is a very popular tourist stretch of National Highway 63. It connects the villages of Geiranger on Geirangerfjord and Eidsdal on Norddalsfjord .

description

The road is around 8 km long and has a gradient of up to 10%. The southern ascent from the Geirangerfjord in particular is one of the most impressive tourist routes in Norway . It meanders in eleven serpentines from sea level up to Korsmyra at 620 moh , with impressive views of the Geirangerfjord with its waterfalls and the town of Geiranger. Shortly after Korsmyra is Eidsvatn Lake, after which the road goes downhill again to Eidsdal on the Norddalsfjord.

history

For a long time the place Geiranger could only be reached via the Djupvaspass or by boat, this led to the construction of the road in 1954 so that it could be opened on September 15, 1955.

etymology

The name "Adlerstraße" comes from a former eagle breeding area through which the uppermost part of the road ran, and on the other hand, the name also stands for "the wild and spectacular that you can experience, especially when you are in the" eagle curve "(Ørnesvingen), the top serpentine, stops. "

tourism

View of the Geirangerfjord from the observation deck of the Eagle Road

At the highest curve there is a small parking lot with a viewing platform, the Ørnesvingen ( German  eagle curve ). The platform was officially opened on June 21, 2006 as part of the “ National Tourist Road ” project . From there you have a good panoramic view of the fjord and Geiranger, the waterfall The Seven Sisters and the Knivsflå Alm.

Trivia

  • The Adlerstrasse has already been used as a test route for cars to improve driving characteristics under winter conditions.

Picture gallery

  • The Kong Harald der Hurtigruten and the Astoria in front of Adlerstrasse

  • The Adlerstrasse with the serpentines

  • View of the Geirangerfjord from the observation deck of the Eagle Road

Web links

Commons : Adlerstrasse  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Die Ørnesvingen , visitnorway.com, accessed on January 15, 2017
  2. ↑ a b The Geirangerfjord , visitnorway.com, accessed October 15, 2010
  3. ^ Feltes-Peter, Astrid; Carstanjen-Schroth, Anja - Norway , Baedeker , 2005, p. 196, ISBN 3829710658
  4. ↑ Geirangerfjord travel report ( memento of the original from December 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , martin-prange.de, accessed on October 15, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.martin-prange.de

Coordinates: 62 ° 7 ′ 6 ″  N , 7 ° 10 ′ 58 ″  E