# Eid Fjord

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Innermost part of the Hardanger Fjord in Norway

Fjord in Vestland, Norway

Eid Fjord Eidfjorden (Norwegian) View of the fjord Location Vestland county, Norway Coordinates 60°28′36″N 6°53′15″E / 60.47679°N 6.88758°E / 60.47679; 6.88758 Type Fjord Basin countries Norway Max. length 29 kilometres (18 mi) Location Interactive map of the fjord

The **Eid Fjord** ([English](/source/English_language))[1][2][3] or ***Eidfjorden*** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language))[4] is the innermost part of the [Hardanger Fjord](/source/Hardangerfjord)[5] in [Norway](/source/Norway). It extends 29 kilometers (18 mi) eastwards from the Utnefjorden and [Sørfjorden](/source/S%C3%B8rfjorden_(Hardanger)).[5] The Eid Fjord lies in [Ullensvang Municipality](/source/Ullensvang_Municipality), [Ulvik Municipality](/source/Ulvik_Municipality), and [Eidfjord Municipality](/source/Eidfjord_Municipality) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county.

The inner part of the ford is called the Simadal Fjord[6] ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Simadalsfjorden*). The villages of [Ringøy](/source/Ring%C3%B8y) and Bjotveit lie on the south side of the fjord, and the village of [Djønno](/source/Dj%C3%B8nno) lies on the north side. Further into the fjord, villages on the north side include Vangsbygdi and, to the east, [Bruravik](/source/Bruravik). From Bruravik there was the old [Bruravik–Brimnes Ferry](/source/Bruravik%E2%80%93Brimnes_Ferry) which connected to [Brimnes](/source/Brimnes) on the south side of the fjord. This ferry was part of the route between [Bergen](/source/Bergen) and [Oslo](/source/Oslo) across the [Hardangervidda](/source/Hardangervidda) Plateau on [Norwegian National Road 7](/source/Norwegian_National_Road_7). In 2013 the ferry connection was replaced by the [Hardanger Bridge](/source/Hardanger_Bridge). At Bruravik the [Osa Fjord](/source/Osa_Fjord)[7][8] ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Osafjorden*) extends to the northeast. The outermost part of the Osa Fjord is also known as the Bagns Fjord ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Bagnsfjorden*). Deeper into the fjord, it makes a strong turn, first to the north and then to the south, where the village of [Eidfjord](/source/Eidfjord_(village)) is located. The Simadal Fjord extends from the village of Eidfjord, constituting the last 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) of the Hardanger Fjord.[9]

## Gallery

		- [Kjeåsen](/source/Kje%C3%A5sen) in the Eid Fjord. The Simadal Fjord—the innermost part of the Eid Fjord and Hardanger Fjord—lies in the background.

		- View of the fjord from the ferry dock at [Brimnes](/source/Brimnes). The route on the north side of the fjord is [Norwegian National Roads 7](/source/Norwegian_National_Road_7) and [13](/source/Norwegian_National_Road_13) between [Bruravik](/source/Bruravik) and the [Vallavik Tunnel](/source/Vallavik_Tunnel).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Murray, John (1858). *A Hand-Book for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland*. London: John Murray. p. 178.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Fodor's Scandinavia*. New York: David McKay. 1978. p. 273.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kinne, Otto (1972). *Marine Ecology: Environmental factors*. London: Wiley-Interscience. p. 802.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_4-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/612457). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 2026-01-11.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SNL_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SNL_5-1) ["Eidfjorden"](https://snl.no/Eidfjorden). *Store norske leksikon*. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Berman, Martha; Knoles, Kathy (1995). *Fielding's Scandinavia*. Redondo Beach, CA: Fielding Worldwide. p. 334.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Stevenson, Andrew (2014). *Summer Light: A Walk cross Norway*. London: Constable & Robinson.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *The New Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5*. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 900.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Eidfjorden"](http://norgeskart.no/#!/?zoom=10&lon=54956.32&lat=6731639.27&project=seeiendom&layers=1002,1015). *Norgeskart*. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

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