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Total height
  
46 metres (151 ft)

Elevation
  
51 m

Height
  
46 m

Longest drop
  
20 m

Steinsdalsfossen

Address
  
Mo ved Steinsdalen, 5600 Norheimsund, Norway

Similar
  
Vøringfossen, Låtefossen, Tvindefossen, Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter, Skjervefossen

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Steinsdalsfossen (also called Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen) is a waterfall in the village of Steine in the municipality of Kvam in Hordaland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the large village of Norheimsund which sits along the Hardangerfjorden.

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The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. From the parking lot, the path goes along the waterfall, up a hill, and behind it where visitors can walk dryshod "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is 46 metres (151 ft) high, with a main drop of 20 metres (66 ft), and has the greatest volume when the snow melts in May and June. Steinsdalsfossen is part of the Fosselva river that comes from the water of the lake Myklavatnet, located 814 metres (2,671 ft) above sea level in the mountains above the waterfall.

Steinsdalsfossen norheimsund juli 2013


History

The waterfall was formed in 1699 when the river found a new race.

The Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visited Steinsdalsfossen every summer (apart from two years) from 1889 until the start of World War I in 1914.

At Expo 2000 (in Hannover, Germany) Norway was represented with an installation by Marianne Heske of which a 15-metre (49 ft) tall copy of Steinsdalsfossen was an important part.

References

Steinsdalsfossen Wikipedia


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