Romsdalen
Romsdalen is a valley running through the municipalities of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal County and Lesja in Oppland county Norway.
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[edit] Location
The river Rauma follows the Romsdalen valley from lake Lesjaskogsvatnet to the town of Åndalsnes, where it empties into the Romsdalsfjord. The Rauma Line and European Route E136 run through the valley. The Romsdalsalpene mountains surround the river and the valley, including the mountains Store Trolltind, Store Venjetinden, Trollryggen, and Romsdalshornet. The Rauma Line railroad follows the river through the valley on its way north to Åndalsnes. The traditional district of Romsdal is named for the valley of Romsdalen.
Romsdal Museum (Romsdalsmuseets) in Molde is one of the largest and most extensive folk museums in Norway. The Romsdalen Folk Museum is an outdoor museum which aspects of life in Romsdalen from the 14th to the 20th century.[1]
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Raumsdalr. The first element is the genitive case of a name *Raumr m, probably the old (uncompounded) name of the Romsdalsfjord, again derived from the name of the river Rauma, i.e. "The Dale of Rauma".
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[edit] Other sources
- Welle-Strand, Erling (1996) Adventure Roads in Norway (Nortrabooks) ISBN 82-90103-71-9
