Flekke Explained

Official Name:Flekke
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 Km2:0.11
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:221
Population Density Km2:2009
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6968 Flekke
Elevation M:20
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.3175°N 5.3617°W

Flekke is a village in the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland, Norway.

Flekke is located about south of the municipal center of Dale. The village is situated at the end of the Flekkefjorden, an arm of the Dalsfjorden. The village of Guddal lies about to the southeast in the valley of Guddalen. A few kilometers north of Flekke, lies the village of Haugland, while the bay continues south to Trollvika and a narrow strait into Flosjøen.[2]

UWC Red Cross Nordic is located next to the Haugland Rehabilitation Center, just north of Flekke. Haugland Rehabilitation Centre is owned by the Red Cross District of Sogn and Fjordane, and is part of the Norwegian Health Care System.[3] [4]

The 0.11km2 village of Flekke has a population (2013) of 263, giving the village a population density of .[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flekke i Fjaler. yr.no. Norwegian. 31 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Guddalen. Svein. Askheim. 20 February 2018. Store norske leksikon.
  3. Web site: How to get here.
  4. Web site: Northern Periphery Programme. www.northernperiphery.eu.
  5. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2013. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.