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Dale, Fjaler

Village in Fjaler Municipality, Norway

Village in Fjaler Municipality, Norway

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subdivision_name4Fjaler Municipality
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Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre of Fjaler Municipality 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 6.5 km northeast of the village of Flekke and about 20 km west of the village of Bygstad (in neighboring Sunnfjord Municipality).

The 1.19 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 1079 PD/km2.

In December 2013, the new Dalsfjord Bridge, connecting Dale with Askvoll Municipality 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 people

  • Jakob Sande (1906–1967), a writer, poet, and folk singer.

References

References

  1. "Dale, Fjaler". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  4. "Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale".
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