Hellesylt

Hellesylt
Village

View of Hellesylt
Hellesylt
Hellesylt

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 06°51′38″E / 62.08778°N 6.86056°E / 62.08778; 6.86056Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 06°51′38″E / 62.08778°N 6.86056°E / 62.08778; 6.86056
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Stranda Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 77 m (253 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 253
  Density 617/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6218 Hellesylt

Hellesylt is a small village in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch of the Storfjorden, and which the more famous Geirangerfjorden in turn branches off nearby. The 0.41-square-kilometre (100-acre) village has a population (2013) around 253, but if you count the valleys surrounding, the number is about 600.[1]

In the summertime, thousands of tourists travel through or stay in Hellesylt each day. Most of them take the ferry to the nearby village of Geiranger, which in high season runs every one and a half hours. The village is surrounded by mountains and valleys. The Sunnylven Church is located in Hellesylt, which was the administrative center of the former municipality of Sunnylven.[3]

Hellesylt is under constant threat from the mountain Åkerneset, which is about to erode into the Sunnylvsfjord. A collapse could cause a tsunami destroying most of downtown Hellesylt.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Hellesylt" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Hellesylt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. "The Wave (2015) Bølgen (original title)". IMDb. Retrieved 16 March 2016.


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