Dale,_Sogn_og_Fjordane

Dale, Fjaler

Dale, Fjaler

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre 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 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northeast of the village of Flekke and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the village of Bygstad (in Sunnfjord municipality).

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The 1.11-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,186 and a population density of 1,068 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,770/sq mi).[1]

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.[3]

Notable residents

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

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Dale, Fjaler (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale". Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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