- Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest
fjord inNorway . It is 88 km long and located inRomsdal inMøre og Romsdal .The western inlet of the fjord is generally considered to be between
Dryna inMidsund municipality, andBrattvåg . A second inlet is to the north, through the strait of Julsundet, bound byOtrøya to the west andMolde to the east.The fjord branches off to the minor
Tresfjord andTomrefjord to the south, while the main body continues an east-west bound direction. The fjord then forks into three main branches:Moldefjord with its continuationFannefjord runs past the city ofMolde north of the Moldearchipelago ;Langfjord , the longer arm of the fjord, with its branches Karlsøyfjord, Rødvenfjord, and the picturesqueEresfjord , in the middle; and finally the southern arm past the town ofÅndalsnes , terminating inIsfjord .From
Eastern Norway , you can reach the fjord byGudbrandsdal atLesja , down theRomsdal to Åndalsnes. This is also the terminus ofRaumabanen .Veøya - the holy island - was the predecessor ofMolde . It is located at a junction between the three main branches of the fjord, and was the foremost medieval trading center betweenTrondheim and Bergen. The Medieval Church of St.Peter, from the late 12th century, is now a museum, but still hosts occasional services.
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