Eikesdalen
Encyclopedia
Eikesdalen is a village in the municipality of Nesset
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located at the south end of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet
at the mouth of the river Aura. The Mardalsfossen
waterfall lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village. The village of Eresfjord
is located about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north, at the other end of the lake. The lake Aursjøen
lies about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of Eikesdalen.
Nesset
Nesset is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre is the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers include Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen....
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located at the south end of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county....
at the mouth of the river Aura. The Mardalsfossen
Mardalsfossen
Mardalsfossen is one of the ten highest waterfalls in Europe. It is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about northwest of the village of Eikesdalen...
waterfall lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village. The village of Eresfjord
Eresfjord
Eresfjord is a village in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Eira River between the Eresfjorden and the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. The mountain Skjorta lies just to the east of the village...
is located about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north, at the other end of the lake. The lake Aursjøen
Aursjøen
Aursjøen is a lake in Norway on the border between the municipality of Lesja in Oppland county and the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and is about around....
lies about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southeast of Eikesdalen.