Erdal is a village in
Askøy
Askøy is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen, which i ...
municipality in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the
Byfjorden on the southeastern coast of the
island of Askøy. The village lies in a valley just north of the mountain
Kolbeinsvarden, the tallest mountain on the island. The villages of
Florvåg and
Kleppestø
Kleppestø is the administrative centre of the municipality of Askøy in Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and po ...
lie just to the south of Erdal. In 2006,
Erdal Church
Erdal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Erdal. It is the church for the Erdal parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in th ...
was built in the village, serving the southeastern part of the island. There are also two schools in Erdal: a municipal pre-school and an elementary school.
References
Villages in Vestland
Askøy
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