Tafjord

Tafjord
Village
Towards Tafjord from Norddalsfjord
Towards Tafjord from Norddalsfjord
Tafjord is located in Møre og Romsdal
Tafjord
Tafjord
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Tafjord is located in Norway
Tafjord
Tafjord
Tafjord (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°13′57″N 7°25′04″E / 62.2324°N 7.4177°E / 62.2324; 7.4177
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
MunicipalityFjord Municipality
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6213 Tafjord

Tafjord is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is in a valley located at the end of the Tafjorden, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Sylte, and just west of the borders of Reinheimen National Park. In the park, the mountains Tordsnose, Karitinden, and Puttegga all lie about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast of Tafjord in the Tafjordfjella mountain range.

Landslide scar still visible, seen from Tafjord village

The village is very isolated and (other than by boat) the only way into the valley is by road from the village of Sylte. The road is composed almost entirely of two tunnels through the very steep mountains along the edge of the Tafjorden: the 5.3-kilometre (3.3 mi) Heggur Tunnel and the 700-metre (2,300 ft) long Skjegghammar Tunnel.[2]

  1. ^ "Tafjord, Norddal (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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