Jotunheimen
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View from the Galdhøpiggen
Jotunheimen is the tallest mountain in Norway and Scandinavia.
The name means " Home of the Giants ". It was coined in 1862 by the poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, inspired by Norse mythology (see also Jotunheim ) and the wild landscape of the area.
Jotunheimen is the tallest part of the Scandes and lies between the Sognefjord in the west and in the east Valdres and thus og Fjordane Sogn in the Fylken and Oppland. The area covers a total area of 3,500 km ².
Landscape
The landscape is strongly influenced by glacially with jagged peaks, glaciers, moraines and many hollows. With the 2469 m high Galdhøpiggen and the 2464m ( with glacier cover) or 2452 m ( without) high Glittertind the two highest mountains in Norway are located in this mountain range.
In total, over 250 summits are higher than 1900 m, and 20 of them even higher than 2300 m. In the group of Hurrungane, a mountain range in the southwestern area of Jotunheimen, has some of the wildest mountains in Norway as the Skagastølstind, which are very popular with rock climbers. West of Jotunheimen is the largest mainland glacier in Europe, the Jostedalsbreen.
Moore and Fjellheide home to a unique fauna. The tree line is at 1100 m the highest in Northern Europe.
Tourism
The tourist development of the area began in the 19th century. Located in the popular and well served by numerous routes and huts hiking and skiing area is also the same Jotunheimen National Park. The 1140 km ² national park was established in 1980 and at the heart of the mountain. The efforts of these stretch back to 1928, when the DNT and the Norwegian Nature Conservation Society to set up for the first time officially proposed. In addition, since 1980 a further 300 km ² are in Utladalen landscape protection area.
One of the best known and with up to 30,000 visitors per year, most committed trails Norway is the Besseggen. He goes above Gjendesees of Gjendesheim to Memurubu Hut. The most spectacular section leads through a narrow rocky ridge between the Gjende and the Bessvatnet.
The DNT operates in the Jotunheimen mountain huts Gjendesheim, Gjendebu, Glitterheim Fondsbu, Skogadalsbøen and Fannaråkhytta, the highest with 2068 m mountain lodge Norway. In addition, several self-service cabins are operated ( Olavsbu, Yksendalsbu and Tomas Helleren ).
Among the picturesque grandiose, but lonely regions include the area around the Olavsbu Hut, which is located on the northwestern foothills of the Rauddalseggimassivs.
The Sognefjellsveien is the highest pass in Northern Europe and connects as part of the Rv 55 Norway's two places Gaupne and Lom. Another road is the Rv 51 Hol according to Lom through Valdres. In addition to scenic attractions, the area also offers some cultural sights. Below are the stave church of Lom, the Norwegian Mountain Museum and Gallery Jotunheimen. They should provide knowledge about local traditions and culture.
References in literature, music and film
The region of the Bessegen and Gjende lake is also referred to in the art. The Besseggen is mentioned in Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.
From a young woman named Gjendine who lived in Gjendebu, Edvard Grieg has taken some folk tunes.
The Norwegian horror film Cold Prey - Ice Cold Death in the mountains.