{{Short description|Innermost part of the Hardanger Fjord in Norway}} {{short description|Fjord in Vestland, Norway}} {{Infobox body of water |name = Eid Fjord<br />{{native name|no|Eidfjorden|italics=off}} |native_name = |other_name = |image = Kayakers at Eidfjorden.jpg |alt = |caption = View of the fjord |location = [[Vestland]] county, Norway |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 10 |mapframe-caption= Interactive map of the fjord |basin_countries = [[Norway]] |coords = {{coord|60.47679|6.88758|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}} |type = [[Fjord]] |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |length = {{convert|29|km}} |width = |area = |depth = |max-depth = |volume = |shore = |frozen = |islands = |cities = |reference = }}
The {{native name|en|'''Eid Fjord'''}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murray |first1=John |title=A Hand-Book for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland |date=1858 |publisher=John Murray |location=London |page=178}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Fodor's Scandinavia |date=1978 |publisher=David McKay |location=New York |page=273}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kinne |first1=Otto |title=Marine Ecology: Environmental factors |date=1972 |publisher=Wiley-Interscience |location=London |page=802}}</ref> or {{native name|no|'''Eidfjorden'''}}<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/612457 |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is the innermost part of the [[Hardangerfjord|Hardanger Fjord]]<ref name="SNL">{{cite web |title=Eidfjorden |url=https://snl.no/Eidfjorden |accessdate=April 12, 2018 |website=Store norske leksikon}}</ref> in [[Norway]]. It extends {{convert|29|km|sp=us}} eastwards from the Utnefjorden and [[Sørfjorden (Hardanger)|Sørfjorden]].<ref name="SNL"/> The Eid Fjord lies in [[Ullensvang Municipality]], [[Ulvik Municipality]], and [[Eidfjord Municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county.
The inner part of the ford is called the Simadal Fjord<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berman |first1=Martha |title=Fielding's Scandinavia |last2=Knoles |first2=Kathy |date=1995 |publisher=Fielding Worldwide |location=Redondo Beach, CA |page=334}}</ref> ({{langx|no|Simadalsfjorden}}). The villages of [[Ringøy]] and Bjotveit lie on the south side of the fjord, and the village of [[Djønno]] lies on the north side. Further into the fjord, villages on the north side include Vangsbygdi and, to the east, [[Bruravik]]. From Bruravik there was the old [[Bruravik–Brimnes Ferry]] which connected to [[Brimnes]] on the south side of the fjord. This ferry was part of the route between [[Bergen]] and [[Oslo]] across the [[Hardangervidda]] Plateau on [[Norwegian National Road 7]]. In 2013 the ferry connection was replaced by the [[Hardanger Bridge]]. At Bruravik the [[Osa Fjord]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stevenson |first1=Andrew |title=Summer Light: A Walk cross Norway |date=2014 |publisher=Constable & Robinson |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The New Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Chicago |page=900}}</ref> ({{langx|no|Osafjorden}}) extends to the northeast. The outermost part of the Osa Fjord is also known as the Bagns Fjord ({{langx|no|Bagnsfjorden}}). Deeper into the fjord, it makes a strong turn, first to the north and then to the south, where the village of [[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]] is located. The Simadal Fjord extends from the village of Eidfjord, constituting the last {{convert|4|km|sp=us}} of the Hardanger Fjord.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eidfjorden |url=http://norgeskart.no/#!/?zoom=10&lon=54956.32&lat=6731639.27&project=seeiendom&layers=1002,1015 |accessdate=April 13, 2018 |website=Norgeskart}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> Kjeåsen.jpg|[[Kjeåsen]] in the Eid Fjord. The Simadal Fjord—the innermost part of the Eid Fjord and Hardanger Fjord—lies in the background. Norway Brimnes.jpg|View of the fjord from the ferry dock at [[Brimnes]]. The route on the north side of the fjord is [[Norwegian National Road 7|Norwegian National Roads 7]] and [[Norwegian National Road 13|13]] between [[Bruravik]] and the [[Vallavik Tunnel]]. </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Fjords of Vestland]] [[Category:Ullensvang Municipality]] [[Category:Eidfjord Municipality]] [[Category:Ulvik]]