Knuten
A knot (knot) is a road construction solution in Norway
The Knuten near Geiranger makes a 270 ° loop to reduce the incline of the road. It is part of the old Geirangerstraße, completed in 1889, and has been preserved as a sight . The Knuten itself was built in 1882 under the direction of Ole Knudsen Moen .
The new Geirangerstraße was led past Knuten through a rock opening on the left.
See also
Web links
Commons : Knuten - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Gertrude M. Marsh, Geiranger , Norsk Fjordsenter Geiranger, 2004, ISBN 82-519-1963-0 , page 69
Coordinates: 62 ° 4 ′ 37.9 ″ N , 7 ° 14 ′ 6.5 ″ E