Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
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of the municipality of
Fjaler in
Vestland county,
Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Vassdalselva on the southern shore of the
Dalsfjorden in the northern part of Fjaler, about northeast of the village of
Flekke and about west of the village of
Bygstad
Bygstad is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Dalsfjorden, about northwest of the innermost part of the fjord. The municipal center, Sande, is about to the sout ...
(in
Sunnfjord
Sunnfjord ( en, the southern fjord - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Vestland county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, the southernmost parts of Kinn, Sunnfjord, and the souther ...
municipality).
The village has a population (2019) of 1,186 and a
population density of .
In December 2013, the new
Dalsfjord Bridge
The Dalsfjord Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Dalsfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Fjaler and Askvoll on either side of the fjord. The suspension bridge has a main span of and the bridge towers ...
, connecting Dale with
Askvoll Municipality
is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll. Other villages in the municipality include Holmedal, Kvammen, and Stongfjorden. The m ...
on the northern side of the fjord was opened and replaced the ferry route between Dale and Eikenes.
Also located in Dale is the Nordic Artists' Centre Dale, an artist-in-residence centre hosting international visual artists over periods of 2 or 3 months.
Notable residents
*
Jakob Sande (1906–1967): Norwegian writer, poet, and folk singer.
References
External links
*http://www.fjaler.origo.no Fjaler kommune website managed by the locals.
*http://www.fjaler.kommune.no Home page for the municipality
Villages in Vestland
Fjaler
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