Romsdal

Romsdal is the name of a valley and landscape in mid-Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. The other two landscapes in the county are Nordmøre, "North-Møre", and Sunnmøre, "South-Møre".

Geography

The Romsdal Valley, through which the Rauma river passes to the Romsdalfjord, has been described as a worthy rival for Yosemite. The 1550 meter tall Romsdalhorn has been compared to the Matterhorn, while the Trolltindane peaks, according to legend a bridal procession of trolls turned to stone by the morning light, stands opposite across the Rauma. The North Face of Trollryggen peak (1740 m), Trollveggen (Troll Wall), is the tallest vertical cliff in Europe. Norway's most famous switch-backed road (in a country with many switch-backs) is the Trollstigen, or troll's path, which leads to the south out of Åndalsnes to the beautiful Geirangerfjord.

Related Topics:
Rauma - Romsdalfjord - Yosemite - Romsdalhorn - Matterhorn - Trolltindane - Trollveggen - Troll Wall - Cliff - Trollstigen - Åndalsnes - Geirangerfjord

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The Rauma river begins in lake Lesjaskogsvatnet in the adjacent mountain municipality of Lesja, which has outlets at both ends. A dam that was constructed by the Lesja Iron Works in the 1660s to improve transportation obstructued the Rauma and caused the water to flow both west to the Rauma and eastward into the river Lågen.

Related Topics:
Lesjaskogsvatnet - Lesja - Lesja Iron Works - 1660s - Lågen

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