Steinsdalsfossen


Steinsdalsfossen is a waterfall in the village of Steine in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about west of the large village of Norheimsund which sits along the Hardangerfjorden.
The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. From the parking lot, the path goes along the waterfall, up a hill, and behind it where visitors can walk dryshod "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is high, with a main drop of, and has the greatest volume when the snow melts in May and June. Steinsdalsfossen is part of the Fosselva river that comes from the water of the lake Myklavatnet, located above sea level in the mountains above the waterfall.

History

The waterfall was formed in 1699 when the river found a new race.
The Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visited Steinsdalsfossen every summer from 1889 until the start of World War I in 1914.
At Expo 2000 Norway was represented with an installation by Marianne Heske of which a tall copy of Steinsdalsfossen was an important part.

File:Steinsdalsfossen_2015.jpg|In the fall
File:Stien_under_Steinsdalsfossen.png|The path behind.