Tvindefossen
Tvindefossen is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Horndalsnuten stands 1,461 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lønaøyane naturreservat, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Hardanger passes 16 miles off.
The story
Tvindefossen (also written Tvinnefossen; also called Trollafossen) is a waterfall in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the village of Vossevangen along the European route E16 road to Flåm. The many-stranded waterfall, often said to be 152 metres (499 ft) high, is actually 116 metres (381 ft), is formed by a small Kroelvi stream, tumbling over a receding cliff. It is famous for its beauty. Buses sometimes stop for people to admire it. It was painted in 1830 by Johan Christian Dahl. In addition, in the late 1990s the water at Tvindefossen acquired a reputation for rejuvenation and revival of sexual potency that made it one of the most important natural tourist attractions in western Norway, with as many as 200,000 people a year from the U.S., Japan and Russia visiting and filling containers with the water. At one point it was Norway's ninth most visited natural attraction, with 272,000 visitors.
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Wikidata Q2361962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Hardanger, National
- 27.3 mi off the Hardangervidda, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vikedalsnebbet · 20 mi
- Ellen Utnes plass · 21 mi
- Setehaug · 22 mi
- Astridstein · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Svartahorgi: 2.1 mi
- Lønahorgi: 3.3 mi
- Storebrekkuna: 3.4 mi
- Langahorgi: 4.4 mi
- Slettafjellet: 4.5 mi
- Stalheimsfossen: 10.0 mi
- Sivlefossen: 10.4 mi
- Skjervsfossen: 10.8 mi
- Hagafossen: 11.2 mi
- Kvitestakken: 11.7 mi
- Kvitaberghamrane: 13.2 mi
- Halsaberget: 13.7 mi
- Helleberget: 15.6 mi
- Bjølleberg: 16.2 mi
- Fetnipa: 16.3 mi
- Finnesloftet: 7.5 mi
- Bordalsgjelet: 8.1 mi
- Stalheimsfossen: 10.1 mi
- Stalheimskleivi: 10.4 mi
- Axe Throwing: 16.0 mi
- Lønaøyane naturreservat: 2.0 mi
- Håmyrane naturreservat: 4.9 mi
- Rekvesøyane naturreservat: 9.1 mi
- Nesheimvatnet naturreservat: 12.5 mi
- Joberget naturreservat: 13.1 mi
- Lars Tvinde: 7.1 mi
- Bergslimonumentet: 7.1 mi
- Per Sivle: 7.2 mi
- Veteranbautaen: 7.2 mi
- Vestnorsk fjordlandskap: 10.0 mi
- Nesheimstunet: 2.0 mi
- Mølstertunet: 6.9 mi
- Voss folkemuseum: 6.9 mi
- Stalheim folkemuseum: 10.0 mi
- Olav H. Hauge-senteret: 18.3 mi
- Simons-Margreta: 7.1 mi
- Heiagjengen: 7.1 mi
- Ridande vossabrydlaup: 7.2 mi
- Merkesmannen: 7.2 mi
- Knute Rockne: 7.3 mi
- Bergsliparken: 7.1 mi
- Prestegardslandet: 7.2 mi
- Torggata: 9.0 mi
- Holemark: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Tvindefossen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horndalsnuten | SE 132° | 1,461 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kvitanose | WNW 293° | 1,434 m | 8.5 mi |
| Lønahorgi | SW 227° | 1,415 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kaldanuten | E 86° | 1,411 m | 8.6 mi |
| Skreieggi | NW 310° | 1,324 m | 5.9 mi |
| Storebrekkuna | W 265° | 1,319 m | 3.4 mi |
| Svartenut | WNW 299° | 1,306 m | 5.1 mi |
| Vatnaknausen | SE 134° | 1,303 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 17:51 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:02 | 21:47 | 23:11 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:41 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 09:44 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/839078275
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