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|caption        = A woman [[bunad]] dancing in front of Kjosfossen waterfall
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'''Kjosfossen''' is a [[waterfall]] located in [[Aurland Municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. Its total fall is around {{convert|225|m|ft}}.  There is a small power station on the waterfall which is used to power the [[Flåm Line]] railway.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Kjosfoss|title=Kjosfoss|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>

[[File:Kjosfossen - no-nb digifoto 20150107 00207 NB MIT FNR 20556.jpg|thumb|left|Kjosfossen in 1962.]]
The [[Flåm Line]] passes directly in front of and over the upper part of the waterfall (the falls continue much longer down to the right (east) of the Flåm Line as you head down into the gorge), which is one of the main attractions for tourists who take the Flåm Line.  (Some of the Flam tourist maps are orientated with South at the top.)

The waterfall is located about {{convert|1.5|km}} northeast of [[Myrdal Station]]. During the main tourist season in the summer an actress dressed as a legendary [[Hulder|Huldra]] (a seductive forest creature in Scandinavian folklore) dances and sings in front of the waterfall as the trains enter the station for the amusement of the tourists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=Kjosfossen: The Incredible Waterfall At The Flåm Railway Line - The Norway Guide |url=https://thenorwayguide.com/kjosfossen/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=thenorwayguide.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The Huldra actresses are all students from the Norwegian [[ballet]] school.

The waterfall gets as much as 900,000 visitors yearly, and is considered to be among Norway's most visited natural tourist attractions.<ref name=":0" /> 

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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Kjosfossen}}
* [http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Product/?pid=64756 Kjosfossen at visitnorway.com] 
* [http://www.gonomad.com/transports/1109/norway-in-a-nutshell.html Seeing Norway's Fjordlands by Bus, Train and Ferry] Contains a sharp, close-up photograph of the 'fairy'

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[[Category:Waterfalls of Vestland]]
[[Category:Aurland]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Vestland]]