Steinsdalsfossen

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The Path behind the Steinsdalsfossen. (Photo: Willy Haraldsen)

Steinsdalsfossen (also called Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen) is a waterfall 2 kilometers west of Norheimsund, Hardanger in western Norway.

The waterfall is one of the most visited in Norway and it's special because a path goes behind it were you can walk dryshod "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is about 50 meters high and is greatest when the snow melts in May and June.

Steinsdalsfossen is part of the river Fosselva that spring from the water Myklavatn 814 meters above sea level.

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visited Steinsdalsfossen every summer (apart from two years) from 1889 until the start of World War I in 1914.

At Expo 2000 in Hannover Norway was represented with an installation by Marianne Heske where a 15 meter high copy of Steinsdalsfossen was an important part.

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