is a Norwegian town in the
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of
RaumaRauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes....
, of which it is also the administrative center. Åndalsnes has around 3000 inhabitants, and is located on the shores of the
RomsdalsfjordRomsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is 88 km long and located in Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal.The western inlet of the fjord is generally considered to be between Dryna in Midsund municipality, and Brattvåg...
at the mouth of the river Rauma, one of Norway's first rivers to host English fly fishermen in the nineteenth century. The river's salmon population is currently undergoing restoration after seeing strong declines in the 1980s following an infestation with the salmon parasite
Gyrodactylus Salaris.
is a Norwegian town in the
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of
RaumaRauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes....
, of which it is also the administrative center. Åndalsnes has around 3000 inhabitants, and is located on the shores of the
RomsdalsfjordRomsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is 88 km long and located in Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal.The western inlet of the fjord is generally considered to be between Dryna in Midsund municipality, and Brattvåg...
at the mouth of the river Rauma, one of Norway's first rivers to host English fly fishermen in the nineteenth century. The river's salmon population is currently undergoing restoration after seeing strong declines in the 1980s following an infestation with the salmon parasite
Gyrodactylus Salaris. As many other infested rivers, Rauma is experiencing an increase in the population of sea trout. The river flows through the
RomsdalRomsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. It is located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre...
valley, which features some of the most spectacular scenery in the entire country. Trollveggen (the Troll Wall,) one of the cliff formations in the valley, has a vertical drop of over 1 000 meters. It was an early launch site for European base jumpers. The railroad
RaumabanenThe Rauma Line is the long stretch of railway from Dombås to Åndalsnes in Norway. The line is a sidetrack to the main line between Oslo and Trondheim, and it is not electrified. Raumabanen is the only railway extending into Møre og Romsdal county. There are five stations, of which three are...
terminates at Åndalsnes, with a bus connection to
MoldeMolde is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region.Molde is the administrative center of Møre og Romsdal county, the commercial hub of Romsdal, and the host of the bishop of Møre....
and
Ålesundis a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Jugendstil architecture....
.
After the German
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
invasion of NorwayOperation Weserübung was the code name for Nazi Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
in April, 1940, British troops landed in Åndalsnes as a part of a pincer movement to take the mid-Norwegian city
Trondheimis a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
. The northern arm of the attack was based in
Namsosis a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. The town of Namsos was separated from Overhalla as a municipality of its own in 1855...
, (see
Namsos CampaignIn April and early May, 1940 Namsos and its surrounding area were the scene of heavy fighting between Anglo-French, Polish and Norwegian naval and military forces on the one hand, and German military, naval and air forces on the other...
). Lacking control of the air, the forces at Åndalsnes were withdrawn in early May, 1940.
Åndalsnes has a football club, Åndalsnes Idrettsforening. The town's newspaper, Åndalsnes Avis, had a circulation of 4125 in 2007.
They also have a harbour called "NATO kaia" or NATO harbour, which every years are being visited by cruise ships, like Costa Marina, Thomson Celebration, Costa Victoria and today the biggest ship that comes to Åndalsnes is Costa Atlantica.