Bergsdalen

Bergsdalen
Bergsdalen Hordaland, Norway
Floor elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Long-axis direction	NW-SE
Long-axis length	25 kilometres (16 mi)
Width	1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Geology
Type	River valley
Geography
Coordinates	60°34′06″N 05°55′59″E / 60.56833°N 5.93306°E / 60.56833; 5.93306Coordinates: 60°34′06″N 05°55′59″E / 60.56833°N 5.93306°E / 60.56833; 5.93306
Watercourses	Bergsdalselvi

Bergsdalen is a river valley in Vaksdal municipality, Hordaland county, Norway. The 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) long valley begins at the lake Hamlagrøvatnet on the border of the municipalities of Vaksdal, Voss, and Kvam. The valley then runs to the northwest along the river Bergsdalselvi all the way to the village of Dale where the valley ends. This valley was historically part of the main route between the city of Bergen and Voss, until the European route E16 highway was built to the north of the valley.

The Bergsdalen valley now is home to a significant number of mountain cabins and there is especially a lot of tourist activity in the winter. There are about 100 year-round residents of the valley. There is a small school and Bergsdalen Church.^[1]

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