Skjolden

Skjolden is a village in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Lustrafjorden, a branch of the Sognefjorden. Skjolden is located at the innermost point of the Sognefjorden, Norway's longest fjord, and the length of the Sognefjorden is measured from Skjolden to the island of Ytre Sula where the fjord meets the ocean—over 200 km. The valleys of Mørkridsdal and Fortunsdal meet at Skjolden, just west of the Hurrungane mountains. Skjolden is home to about 200 people.

The village is located along the Sognefjellsvegen road, about 20 kilometres west of the lake Prestesteinsvatnet and the mountain Fannaråki. Skjolden is about 25 kilometres northeast of the municipal center of Gaupne and about 35 kilometres northeast of Hafslo. North of the village is Breheimen National Park, home of the glaciers Harbardsbreen and Spørteggbreen and the mountain Tverrådalskyrkja.

Notable residents

The village was home to Ludwig Wittgenstein between 1913 and 1914.

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