Årdalstangen is the

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Årdal Municipality Årdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Årdalsfjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. The other main village is Ø ...

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county,

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. The village is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with the village of

Øvre Årdal Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at ...

. The village has a population (2019) of 1,375 and a

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of .

The village is situated along the end of the , an inner branch off of the great

Sognefjord The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, en, Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords ( no, Fjordenes konge), is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the smal ...

. Årdalstangen is located about northeast of the old municipal center of

Indre Offerdal Indre Offerdal or Ofredal is a small village on the shore of the Årdalsfjorden (a branch of the Sognefjord) in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is only accessible by road through the Offerdal Tunnel, a small tunnel betw ...

, and about east of the

Seimsdalen Seimsdalen is a valley in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The valley is located west of the municipal center of Årdalstangen, to which it is connected via a long . The village of Indre Offerdal Indre Offerdal or Ofredal is a s ...

valley. The lake lies to the north of the village, and to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of

. One road and two pedestrian bridges cross Hæreidselvi river which runs through the village, flowing from lake Årdalsvatnet into the Årdalsfjord. Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the

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industry.

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's site for production of

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for

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s and small port at the end of the Årdalsfjord are located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations. Årdal Church is located in the village.

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Årdal Sogelag

Årdalsportalen
Villages in Vestland Årdal {{Vestland-geo-stub