Lustrafjord
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 Lustrafjord |
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| Waters | Sognefjord | |
| Land mass | Scandinavian peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 18 ′ N , 7 ° 17 ′ E | |
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| length | 42 km | |
 Urnes on the Lustrafjord |
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The Lustrafjord or Lusterfjord is a 42 km long Norwegian fjord , which is named after the place Luster in the province of Vestland .
The Lustrafjord is a branch of the Sognefjord and has a western branch itself, the Gaupnefjord . At the Lustrafjord are the places Skjolden at the north end and Luster and Gaupne on the west side. Opposite Gaupne is the Urnes stave church on the east side, to which there is a ferry connection from Solvorn . The fjord begins at Ombandsnes , where the Sognefjord splits into the Lustrafjord to the north and the Årdalsfjord to the east. At the end of the fjord in a forest near Skjolden, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein spent several years during the Second World War.
The area of Hurrungane , the southwestern part of Jotunheimen, begins near the fjord on the east side . On the west side, a road leads from Gaupne to Breheimsenteret , a visitor center, and to Nigardsbreen , a branch of the Jostedalsbreen , the largest glacier in continental Europe.
The largest waterfall on the east side is the Feigumfossen with a height of 229 m. Two important hydropower plants are the Skagen power plant of Norsk Hydro in Fortun and the Jostedal power plant near Gaupne.
The sheltered location favors fruit growing. Even strawberries still ripen in September.
