waterfall
Steinsdalsfossen
A roadside waterfall you can walk behind on a footpath tucked under the cascade near Norheimsund.
4 km · about 5 min drive
Vestland, Norway · Europe
Norheimsund is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Jondal, 12km from Hardangerfjord.
Norheimsund is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 4,399, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Norheimsund sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Norheimsund to your route.
Norheimsund is the administrative centre of Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the city of Bergen. The village of Øystese lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast and the village of Vikøy lies aboutRead more
3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Norheimsund. The village of Steine is a suburb, immediately to the west of Norheimsund.
The 1.98-square-kilometre (490-acre) village has a population (2025) of 2,366 and a population density of 1,195 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).
Norheimsund has a lot of tourist traffic, especially in the summers. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen (as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway) is located in Steine, just west of Norheimsund before the entrance to the Toka Gorge.
Norheimsund is the seat of municipal government and largest commercial center in the municipality with about 50 stores. There is also some industry in the village with factories, wood processing plants, and food processing plants. The newspaper Hordaland Folkeblad is published in Norheimsund. Norheimsund Church is located in the village. The Norheimsund Upper Secondary School is also located here. The waterfront area in Norheimsund has been redeveloped and beautified, and has won awards for development (in 2000) and for attractiveness (in 2013).
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Norheimsund is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 60.3709 latitude, 6.1456 longitude.
Norheimsund has a population of approximately 4,399 people, making it a town in Norway.
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A roadside waterfall you can walk behind on a footpath tucked under the cascade near Norheimsund.
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May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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