Kvalheim
Village in Kinn Municipality, Norway
title: "Kvalheim" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "kinn-municipality"] description: "Village in Kinn Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvalheim" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Kinn Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kvalheim |
| settlement_type | Village |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Vestland#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Vestland |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Nordfjord |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Kinn Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| population_as_of | 2001 |
| population_total | 163 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 6710 Raudeberg |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 85 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Kvalheim is a coastal village with large agricultural areas in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the western side of the island of Vågsøy, about 5 km west of the large village of Raudeberg. The neighboring villages of Refvika and Vedvika are located across the mountain to the northeast. The Kråkenes Lighthouse lies about 10 km to the northwest and the Hendanes Lighthouse can be seen about 2.5 km across the bay from Kvalheim. The nearest town is the municipal center of Måløy which is about a 15-minute drive to the southeast.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Ytre_Kvalheim,_Vågsøy.1914.(8422309711).jpg" caption="View of the village shoreline in 1914"] ::
Kvalheim had a population (in 2001) of 163. The village of Kvalheim is mentioned in sources reaching back to the 14th century. Some immigrants from Norway took this name as their surname when they traveled to the United States.
References
References
- "Kvalheim, Kinn". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- (3 Nov 2001). "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001". Statistics Norway.
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