Valldalen

Valldalen
Valldal

Valldalen seen across the fjord
Valldalen

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Location Norddal Municipality, Norway
Floor elevation 100 m (330 ft)
Long-axis direction Northeast to Southwest
Long-axis length 25 kilometres (16 mi)
Width 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Geography
Coordinates 62°19′58″N 07°22′52″E / 62.33278°N 7.38111°E / 62.33278; 7.38111Coordinates: 62°19′58″N 07°22′52″E / 62.33278°N 7.38111°E / 62.33278; 7.38111
Population centers Sylte
For the municipal center of Norddal, see Valldal.

Valldalen (or sometimes just Valldal) is a valley in Norddal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located north of the Norddalsfjorden. The village of Sylte (which is also called Valldal) is located at the end of the valley along the fjord. The river Valldøla flows through the valley, and the Norwegian National Road 63 follows the river through the valley, on its way north to Trollstigen.[1]

The valley lies just outside the northwestern border of Reinheimen National Park. The valley is fertile with a high amount of berry production, especially strawberries. In 2002, the annual production of strawberries was about 900 metric tons (890 long tons; 990 short tons). Previously there was also cement and wood products industry.[1][2] There is also the Muritunet centre for rehabilitation.[3]

The 2015 film Ex Machina was filmed at Juvet Landscape Hotel[4] in Valldalen.

Upper section of the valley, towards Trollstigen.

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Valldalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  2. ↑ Storfjordnytt February 20, 2008 http://www.storfjordnytt.no/nyhende08/08_trevare.html
  3. ↑ http://www.muritunet.no/
  4. ↑ http://www.juvet.com/en
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Valldal.
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