Official Name: | Kjølsdalen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Stad Municipality |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6776 Kjølsdalen |
Coordinates: | 61.9167°N 5.6292°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Kjølsdalen is a village in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Nordfjorden, about west of the village of Stårheim and about east of the village of Bryggja (in Vågsøy Municipality). The village of Davik lies about across the fjord from Kjølsdalen. The village is named after the Kjølsdalen valley in which it is located.
Historically, Kjølsdalen was administratively part of the old municipality of Davik until 1964 when it became part of Eid municipality. In 2020, Eid Municipality became Stad Municipality. Kjølsdalen Church is located in the village, serving the western part of the municipality of Eid.