Jostedalen
Sign in to saveJostedalen is a river valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The long valley runs from the Lustrafjorden at the village of Gaupne, to the north along the river Jostedøla and along the eastern side of the Jostedal Glacier. The valley is deep, but the valley floor lies over long stretches of flat river plains interrupted by steep steps. In the north, the landscape gets pretty wild. The Jostedalsbreen National Park surrounds the valley, which brings a lot of tourism to the area. The Nigardsbreen glacier is also accessible from the valley.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jostedalen is referenced by 22 other articles, and connects out to Sognefjord, Jostedal Glacier and Europe.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Luster Municipality and Valleys of Vestland.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- valley
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Luster Municipality
- Body of water
- Jostedøla
- Image
- Short Canyon near the Jostedalsbreen, Norway.jpg
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- Jostedalen
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- Jostedal Municipality
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Jostedalen is a river valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The long valley runs from the Lustrafjorden at the village of Gaupne, to the north along the river Jostedøla and along the eastern side of the Jostedal Glacier. The valley is deep, but the valley floor lies over long stretches of flat river plains interrupted by steep steps. In the north, the landscape gets pretty wild. The Jostedalsbreen National Park surrounds the valley, which brings a lot of tourism to the area. The Nigardsbreen glacier is also accessible from the valley.
==History== From 1838 until 1963, most of the valley was part of the old Jostedal Municipality. On 1 January 1964, that municipality was merged into Luster Municipality.
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