Dale () or Dalekvam 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. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Vaksdal is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in Vaksdal include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, S ...

municipality, in

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The village lies at the western end of the Bergsdalen valley, about northeast of the village of

Stanghelle Stanghelle is a village in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Veafjorden at the mouth of the Hellestraumen (a small branch off the main fjord). The village has a population (2019) of 791 and a population ...

on the shore of the

Veafjorden Veafjorden (historically, the Vedåfjorden) is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The long fjord flows between the mainland and the island of Osterøy in Vaksdal municipality. There is one bridge across the fjord, the Kallestadsundet Bridge ne ...

. The village lies along the

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, the

Bergen Line The Bergen Line or the Bergen Railway ( no, Bergensbanen or nn, Bergensbana), is a long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, ...

(and

Dale Station Dale Station ( no, Dale stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Dale in Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy, as ...

), and the river Daleelva. The village has a population (2019) of 1,193 and a

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of . The small village of

Dalegarden Dalegarden is a small village in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost por ...

at the southern end of Dale is included in the "urban area" of Dale. Dale stasjon 2

Dale Church is located in the village. The village is also the site of the international

Dale of Norway Dale of Norway is a Norwegian clothing brand known for their production of high quality pure wool knitwear. The textile factory for the company is located at the village of Dale, Hordaland, Dale in Vaksdal Municipality, about east of the city of ...

company which manufactures wool sweaters and outdoor jackets. There is also a

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

and other small industries. The newspaper ''

VaksdalPosten ''VaksdalPosten'' (The Vaksdal Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published once a week in Dale in Hordaland county. The paper covers events in the municipalities of Vaksdal and Modalen. The newspaper was established in 1987 and is publishe ...

'' has been published in Dale since 1987.''VaksdalPosten'': Fakta on VP.
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Vaksdal Villages in Vestland {{Vestland-geo-stub