Åndalsnes, Norway

Historie

is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma Municipality. The 2.22km2 town has a population (2013) of 2,244, giving it a population density of. The village of Isfjorden lies about to the east, Veblungsnes lies just to the west across the Rauma River, and Innfjorden lies about to the southwest via the European Route E136 highway.Åndalsnes has an association football club, Åndalsnes IF. The local church is Grytten Church, but its actually located across the river in Veblungsnes. The town's newspaper, Åndalsnes Avis, had a circulation of 4,125 in 2007. The harbour is called "Tindekaia", and is visited every year by many cruise ships, including Costa Marina, MS Thomson Celebration, Costa Victoria, and Costa Atlantica—the biggest ship that currently comes to Åndalsnes.