Hellesylt
| Hellesylt | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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View of Hellesylt | |
  Hellesylt  Hellesylt Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 06°51′38″E / 62.08778°N 6.86056°ECoordinates: 62°05′16″N 06°51′38″E / 62.08778°N 6.86056°E | |
| 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.
In popular culture
- Released in March 2016, "The Wave (Bølgen)" is a Norwegian disaster movie based on the premise of a rock slide from the mountain Åkerneset.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
- ↑ "Hellesylt" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hellesylt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ "The Wave (2015) Bølgen (original title)". IMDb. Retrieved 16 March 2016.