Geiranger
Sign in to saveGeiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality and at the end of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to spectacular scenery, and has been named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Place details
- Locality
- Geiranger
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 250
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Geiranger
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View to Geiranger from Flydalsjuvet, 2013 June.jpg
- Settlement.image_size
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Geiranger and Geirangerfjord from Flydalsjuvet
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Møre og Romsdal#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- geirangring
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Stranda Municipality
- Population
- +0
- Area
- +0.34
- Elevation
- +40
- Image
- .00 1262 Geiranger - Norway.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality and at the end of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to spectacular scenery, and has been named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Norwegian County Road 63 passes through the village and the Geiranger–Hellesylt Ferry stops at the village too. Geiranger Church is the main church for the village and surrounding area. The village had a population (2023) of 215 and a population density of . Since 2000, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.