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17-565: The national park covers most of the mountainous region of Jotunheimen , including Hurrungane , but Utladalen and its surroundings are within Utladalen Landscape Protection Area . Geographically, it lies in both Innlandet and Vestland counties. Geologically the Jotunheimen is a Precambrian province. Glaciers have carved the hard gabbro rock massifs of the Jotunheimen, leaving numerous valleys and

34-427: A famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for his pioneering use of nynorsk , as well as being an exponent of Norwegian romantic nationalism , coined the term in 1862, adopting it from Keilhau's "Jotunfjellene" or the mountains of the giants. A memorial was raised in 1909 to Aa. O. Vinje at the western end of Lake Bygdin at his dear Eidsbugarden at today's outskirts of the national park where he had

51-428: A mail route between Stavanger and Bergen. In 1858, mail was rerouted to newly established steam ships Bergen–Vadheim, and the mail route changed to Vadheim – Sande – Førde , in parts precisely along today's route. Since 1990, a number of long bridges and tunnels have replaced four of the ferries. The bridges and tunnels are: Other large road projects include: The route Trondheim–Ålesund–Bergen–Stavanger–Kristiansand

68-615: A private hut. Old friends and followers wanted to commemorate his contribution to appreciation of Norwegian nature and strengthening of the Norwegian national identity. Today Eidsbugarden appears as a rather large mountain tourist centre, with a newly restored hotel from 1909 that reopened in the summer of 2007, a Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (DNT) cabin and approximately 160 private huts. It can be reached by car or boat in summer and by snowmobile in winter. In 1869

85-786: Is the designation of a 1,330 kilometres (830 mi) north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim , to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Europe. In Trondheim, there are connections to E6 and E14 . In Ålesund, to E136 , in Bergen to E16 , in Haugesund, to E134 , in Kristiansand to E18 , and in Aalborg to E45 . In Norway,

102-492: The longest proposed bridge spans . In 1786, a royal decision was made to establish a postal route between Bergen and Trondheim. From the establishment of mail in Norway in 1647 until then, all mail between those cities went over to Oslo. To begin with, the route was for large parts usable for walking and horse riding only, but in the following decades it was rebuilt to allow horse carriages. Several parts required boat. The route

119-556: The 15th century required that the residents of Lom must keep the mountain crossing passable to the middle of the Sognefjell , allowing folk from the north Gudbrandsdal access to their trading town of the period, Bergen . Caravans carried farm products down the mountains and returned with salt, iron, cloth and lutefisk . The name Jotunheimen, or "Home of the Giants" is a relatively recent usage. Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1879),

136-506: The DNT built its first hut on the shores of Lake Tyin. Today the DNT's tourist huts make this area one of the best developed touring areas in Europe. There are also a restricted number of private cabins by the lakes. By Royal Decree in December 1980, a 1,145-square-kilometre (442 sq mi) national park was initially established in the heart of Jotunheimen. It includes much of the best of

153-454: The E39 are regarded as an integral part of national highways. Ferries operate according to a published timetable and standard prices for vehicles and passengers. [1] [2] The E39 includes the following ferry routes from North to South (approximate crossing time in minutes): The Norwegian government plans to replace all the ferries on E39 in Norway with bridges and tunnels. This involves some of

170-563: The E39 is part of the Norwegian national road system, and is as such developed and maintained by the public roads administration. The E39 is mostly a two-lane undivided road, and only relatively short sections near Stavanger, Trondheim and Bergen are motorways or semi-motorways . The E39 ferries are operated by Fjord1 except the Volda-Folkestad and Festøya-Solavågen ferry, which are operated by Norled . Domestic car ferries on

187-778: The area of the national park itself is practically roadless. A small exception, however, is a blind road in the Veodalen to Glitterheim , whose head is inside the national park area near the Glittertind . Jotunheimen Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 971352512 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:50:39 GMT European route E39 European route E39

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204-484: The climate change in the Jotunheimen Mountains. The arrowhead made of iron was revealed with its cracked wooden shaft and a feather, is 17 cm long and weighs just 28 grams. Jotunheimen is broadly recognized in literature, especially travel books from the 18th Century. The Jotunheim lakes of Gjende and Bygdin are in the center of many of these descriptions. Literary references include: Despite

221-557: The large area of Jotunheimen, there are few roads for car traffic. Between Jotunheimen and Breheimen , the plateau is crossed by the Norwegian County Road 55 . To the west, the road continues further from Skjolden via Sogndalsfjøra , Balestrand and Høyanger to the European route E39 . In the east, the road leads to Lom . A few small dirt roads lead to different parts of the edge of Jotunheimen National Park, although

238-493: The many peaks. Wildlife in the park include the lynx, moose, Norwegian red deer, reindeer, roe deer, and wolverine. Most lakes and rivers hold trout. Jotunheimen has been the site of hunting since before recorded time. Remains of Stone Age hunting camps have been found near the lakes Gjende and Russvatnet . These remains extend through the bronze and Iron Age, up to recorded times. The high pastures have been used as seters for at least 1000 years. A "Royal Road" decree from

255-773: The region, including the Galdhø plateau, the Glittertind massif, Hurrungane , and the Gjende area. The park links to the Utladalen Nature Reserve , an area of 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi). In February 2020, Secrets of the Ice Program researchers discovered a 1,500-year-old Viking arrowhead dating back to the Germanic Iron Age and locked in a glacier in southern Norway caused by

272-519: Was Bergen – Åsane – Hordvik –(boat over Salhusfjorden )– Isdal – Hundvin – Gulen – Rutledal –(boat over Sognefjorden )– Leirvik ( Hyllestad )– Flekke – Dale – Bygstad – Førde – Jølster – Gloppen -(boat over Nordfjord )–Faleide ( Stryn )– Hornindal – Hellesylt – Stranda –(boat along Storfjorden )– Sjøholt – Vestnes -(boat over Romsdalsfjorden )– Molde – Angvik –(boat over Tingvollfjorden )– Tingvoll –(boat over Halsafjord )– Stangvik – Skei – Rindal – Orkanger – Trondheim . The 1786 decision also included

289-500: Was named E39 in 2000. Kristiansund–Stavanger was earlier riksveg 1 (national highway 1, "coastal through-road") from 1992 and riksveg 14 before 1992. Stavanger–Kristiansand was part of E18, and Trondheim – Kristiansund was riksveg 65 and riksveg 71. An international car ferry is operated by Color Line and by Fjord Line (seasonally). From Norway, E39 goes with ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals, in northern Denmark. Ferries are run by Color Line and Fjord Line . The motorway goes from

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