Official Name: | Sæle |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
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: | Sogn |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sogndal Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6899 Balestrand |
Elevation M: | 35 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 61.1114°N 6.3761°W |
Sæle is a village in the Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 55, about 18km (11miles) southwest of the village of Balestrand.
Sæle has been the site of the Sæle Church since 1903, when it was moved here from the small, nearby island of Kvamsøy. The church serves the people of southwestern part of the municipality.
The Sæle Sag lumber factory is located on the shoreline of Sæle. The company produces doors, windows, railings and stairs, as well as general-use lumber.[2]