Aurlandsfjord
| Aurlandsfjord | ||
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 Aurlandsfjord |
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| Waters | Sognefjord | |
| Land mass | Scandinavian peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Aurlandsfjord is a branch of the Sognefjord . The area around the fjord is characterized by agriculture and, for several decades, also by tourism . In earlier times the places along the fjord were very remote. In the middle of the 19th century there was a strong emigration to America . It was not until the construction of tunnels in the 1980s and 1990s that the area became accessible by road all year round.
In the southeast, the Nærøyfjord branches off from the Aurlandsfjord. Important places on the estuary are Flåm and Aurlandsvangen . The village of Undredal with the Undredal stave church is also located on the Aurlandsfjord .
Web links
Commons : Aurlandsfjorden - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Aurlandsfjord - travel guide
- Aurlandsfjorden at the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)