Jostedal

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Jostedal is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

Jostedal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with Luster January 1, 1963. (Prior to the merger, Jostedal had a population of 796.)

The former municipality consisted of the Jostedal valley. The valley, which empties into the Gaupnefjord^[1] at Gaupne, a village in Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The river Jostedøla runs through the valley up to its headwaters at the Jostedalsbreen glacier.

The route through Jostedal, Norwegian highway 604, brings one directly to the foot of Nigardsbreen, a tongue of Jostedalsbreen glacier and the museum Breheimsenteret.

The road through Jostedalen offers some of the most magnificent views of the Norwegian fjord landscape with towering mountains and spectacular waterfalls. At the end of the road is the breath-taking sight of the blue ice at the mouth of the Nigardsbreen glacial tongue.

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1. ^ The Gaupnefjord is an arm of the Lustrafjord, which is an arm of the Årdalsfjord, which is an arm of the Lærdalsfjord, which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord.