Official Name: | Dale |
Other Name: | Dalekvam |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Vaksdal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.72 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 1193 |
Population Density Km2: | 1657 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5722 Dalekvam |
Elevation M: | 36 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.5864°N 5.8186°W |
Dale (in Norwegian pronounced as /ˈdɑːɫə/) or Dalekvam is the administrative centre of Vaksdal municipality, in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies at the western end of the Bergsdalen valley, about northeast of the village of Stanghelle on the shore of the Veafjorden. The village lies along the European route E16, the Bergen Line (and Dale Station), and the river Daleelva. The 0.72km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,193 and a population density of .[2] The small village of Dalegarden at the southern end of Dale is included in the "urban area" of Dale.
Dale Church is located in the village. The village is also the site of the international Dale of Norway company which manufactures wool sweaters and outdoor jackets. There is also a textile mill and other small industries.[3] The newspaper VaksdalPosten has been published in Dale since 1987.[4]