Romsdalen
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Romsdalen is a valley in the western part of Norway. The long valley runs from the Romsdalsfjorden through Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and into Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county. It is the valley of the Rauma river, from Old Norse word which means Rauma valley. The traditional district of Romsdal, which makes up about one-third of Møre og Romsdal county, is named for the valley of Romsdalen. The main road E136 and the Rauma line railway both run along the valley floor.
Key facts
- Valley.name
- Romsdalen
- Valley.photo
- Romsdalen.jpg
- Valley.photo_caption
- View of the Romsdalen valley
- Valley.mapframe
- yes
- Valley.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Valley.mapframe wikidata
- yes
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- Interactive map of the valley
- Valley.location
- Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet, Norway
- Valley.direction
- NW-SE
- Valley.type
- River valley
- Valley.watercourses
- Rauma River
- Valley.towns
- Åndalsnes
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- Image
- View to Romsdalen from Litlefjellet, 2013 June.jpg
- Length
- 60
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Romsdalen is a valley in the western part of Norway. The long valley runs from the Romsdalsfjorden through Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and into Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county. It is the valley of the Rauma river, from Old Norse word which means Rauma valley. The traditional district of Romsdal, which makes up about one-third of Møre og Romsdal county, is named for the valley of Romsdalen. The main road E136 and the Rauma line railway both run along the valley floor.
Mannen is an unstable rock formation above the valley. Mannen is expected to someday slide into the valley, blocking the river. This could result in devastating flooding downstream if the river suddenly breaks through the dam created by the rockslide. Around Remmem and Flatmark the valley is littered with huge rocks or boulders that have fallen from the high mountains surrounding the valley.
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