Haukedalen Explained

Official Name:Haukedalen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Sunnfjord
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6818 Haukedalen
Elevation M:315
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.4208°N 6.3736°W

Haukedalen is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the Haukedalen valley at the northwestern end of the lake Haukedalsvatnet. The village lies in a fairly remote valley surrounded by the Gaularfjellet mountains. The town of Førde lies about to the west. Haukedalen Church is located in the village. The glaciers Grovabreen and Jøstafonn are both about to the northeast and east respectively.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haukedalen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-11-20.
  2. Web site: Haukedalen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-11-20.