Country Norway County Sogn og Fjordane Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Elevation 13 m Municipality Fjaler Local time Thursday 3:12 AM | Region Western Norway District Sunnfjord Post Code 6963 Dale i Sunnfjord Area 111 ha Population 1,077 (2013) | |
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Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Fjaler in Sogn og Fjordane 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 Gaular municipality).
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Map of 6963 Dale, Norway
The 1.11-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,077; giving the village a population density of 970 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi).
In December 2013 a new bridge, connecting Dale with the municipality Askvoll on the northern site 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.