Myrdal Explained

Official Name:Myrdal
Settlement Type:Settlement
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Mapframe-Marker:village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sogn
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Aurland Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5718 Myrdal
Coordinates:60.7333°N 7.1333°W
Elevation M:1166
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Myrdal[2] is an area in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Very few people live in Myrdal, as there are only a few village houses dotted around the hills. The village is built around the Myrdal Station, a popular railway stop for tourists along the Bergen Line and the Flåm Line.[3]

From Myrdal, the Flåm Line railway goes northwards in large bends and loops, partly in tunnels, down through the narrow Flåmsdalen valley to the village of Flåm, along the Aurlandsfjorden. Also from Myrdal, a narrow, steep road also runs through Flåmsdalen valley, originally built as a construction road in connection with the construction of the Bergen Railway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myrdal, Aurland . 2025-11-23 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2025-11-23 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Myrdal, Norway - all you need to know before visiting . 2025-06-09 . visitBergen.com . en-GB.
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