Dale, Fjaler Explained

Official Name:Dale
Other Name:Dale i Sunnfjord
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sunnfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fjaler
Area Total Km2:1.11
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:1,186
Population Density Km2:1068
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6963 Dale i Sunnfjord
Coordinates:61.3635°N 5.4003°W
Elevation M:140
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Vassdalselva on the southern shore of the Dalsfjorden in the northern part of Fjaler, about northeast of the village of Flekke and about west of the village of Bygstad (in Sunnfjord municipality).

The 1.11km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,186 and a population density of .[2]

In December 2013, the new Dalsfjord Bridge, connecting Dale with Askvoll Municipality on the northern side of the fjord was opened and replaced the ferry route between Dale and Eikenes.

Also located in Dale is the Nordic Artists' Centre Dale, an artist-in-residence centre hosting international visual artists over periods of 2 or 3 months.[3]

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dale, Fjaler (Sogn og Fjordane). yr.no. 2019-11-16.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . 1 January 2019. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Web site: Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale. https://web.archive.org/web/20140210061243/http://nkdale.no/index.html . 10 February 2014. 10 February 2014.