Innfjorden
Encyclopedia
Innfjorden is a village in the municipality of Rauma
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Åndalsnes
and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Voll
along the European Route E136
. The road from Åndalsnes to Innfjorden goes through the 6594 metres (21,633.9 ft) long Innfjord Tunnel
, which opened in 1991 after a series of deaths caused by avalanche
s on the former road along the shore of the Romsdalsfjord
.
The 0.4 square kilometres (98.8 acre) village has a population (2009) of 271, which gives it a population density of 678 PD/km2. The local economy is mainly based on agriculture
, while there is some industry and a few service companies relating to tourism
, transportation, and road safety. In addition there is an elementary school, kindergarten, and a small church.
Surrounding Innfjorden are 1200 metre tall peaks on the east, south, and west sides with the Romsdalsfjord
to the north. The area is frequented by mountain hikers and lately a lot of BASE jumpers
have discovered the mountains around Innfjorden.
Rauma, Norway
Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes. Other villages include Vågstranda, Voll, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet...
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 situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Åndalsnes
Åndalsnes
is a town in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma. The town has a population of 2,207...
and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Voll
Voll, Møre og Romsdal
Voll is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality encompassed the Måndalen and Innfjorden valleys in the western part of the present-day municipality of Rauma....
along the European Route E136
European route E136
European route E 136 is a European highway which goes from Ålesund up through the Romsdal valley and crossing into the upper Gudbrandsdal valley to end at Dombås...
. The road from Åndalsnes to Innfjorden goes through the 6594 metres (21,633.9 ft) long Innfjord Tunnel
Innfjord Tunnel
The Innfjord Tunnel is a long road tunnel between Gridset near Innfjorden to Veblugsnes on European Route E136 in Rauma, Norway. It opened in 1991 and replaced a narrow and windy section of the E136 along the Romsdalsfjord which was closed in 1989 after a landslide killed one person. During...
, which opened in 1991 after a series of deaths caused by avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
s on the former road along the shore of the Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...
.
The 0.4 square kilometres (98.8 acre) village has a population (2009) of 271, which gives it a population density of 678 PD/km2. The local economy is mainly based on agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, while there is some industry and a few service companies relating to tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
, transportation, and road safety. In addition there is an elementary school, kindergarten, and a small church.
Surrounding Innfjorden are 1200 metre tall peaks on the east, south, and west sides with the Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...
to the north. The area is frequented by mountain hikers and lately a lot of BASE jumpers
BASE jumping
BASE jumping, also sometimes written as B.A.S.E jumping, is an activity that employs an initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects...
have discovered the mountains around Innfjorden.