- Location: Norway
- Upstream water area: North Sea
- The greatest depth: 891 m
Norway is a country of picturesque, powerful and winding fjords , each of which has its own flavor. And Hardangerfjord is called a "fruit garden", because in the summer the fruit is literally hanging from the branches of trees. And this is not the only reason to visit this beautiful natural site.
General Information on Hardangerfjord
This fjord is the third largest in the world and the second in Norway itself. It is surrounded by rocky mountains, whose height reaches 1500 m. On the Scandinavian Peninsula Hardangerfjord begins near the coast of the city of Bergen and ends at the Hardanger plateau. Thus, its total length is 113 km, and the width in some places reaches 7 km.
Near the shore of Hardangerfjord in Norway there are semidiurnal tides of 1 m. By the way, this is where the powerful streams of the Vöhringfossen waterfall , whose height reaches 145 m, flow into this fjord.
Hardangerfjord Attractions
The waters of this fjord wash the shores of 13 municipalities in the Hordaland county. Residents of coastal areas use it not only for catching rainbow trout and salmon, but also as a source of raw materials. Along the fjord (bay) Hardanger, the following industrial facilities were built:
- fish farms;
- shipbuilding yards;
- construction companies;
- furniture factories;
- electrometallurgical plants;
- electrochemical plants.
Along the fjord, a lot of hotel complexes are built, which annually host thousands of tourists. From the shore of Hardangerfjord, a photo of which can be seen below, an incredible view opens over the Folgefonna Glacier . This is a huge ice mass of 220 square meters. m is considered the third largest glacier in the country and is also a national park.
Tourists come to Hardangerfjord to:
- Visit Rusendal Castle, considered the smallest in Norway;
- go to rafting on kayaks all over the bay;
- learn the history of the torpedo boat of the Tryugg River, which was flooded in 1940;
- try the most delicious cherries in the country;
- climb the rock " Troll 's tongue ", towering over the bay at an altitude of 700 m.
Traveling to this part of Norway will help even more to make sure of its beauty and imbue with the atmosphere in which the ancient Vikings lived. Directly from here you can follow the research of the fjords Geiranger , Luce , Sogne or others.
How to get to Hardangerfjord?
In order to contemplate the beauty of this natural object, you need to go to the south-western part of the country. Looking at the map of Norway, you can see that the Hardanger Fjord is located 260 km from Oslo and about 60 km from the North Sea coast. The fastest way to reach it is by plane. Every day from the capital airport fly planes SAS, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Wideroe. After 50 minutes they land at the airport of Bergen, located 40 km from the destination. From the capital of Norway to Hardangerfjord can be reached by car. Following the roads E134 and Rv7, tourists are on the spot in less than 8 hours.