Åndalsnes

Åndalsnes (ônˈdälsnāsˌ) [key], town, Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, at the head of the Romsdalfjord. It is a popular tourist resort. In World War II, the town was heavily damaged when the Germans pushed back (1940) an Allied landing.

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