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Flekke
Flekke (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°19′03″N05°21′42″E / 61.31750°N 5.36167°E / 61.31750; 5.36167 Coordinates: 61°19′03″N05°21′42″E / 61.31750°N 5.36167°E / 61.31750; 5.36167
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Vestland
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Fjaler
Area
[1]
  Total0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation
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20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total221
  Density2,009/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6968 Flekke

Flekke is a village in the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland, Norway.

Flekke is located about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of the municipal center of Dale. The village is situated at the end of the Flekkefjorden, an arm of the Dalsfjorden. The village of Guddal lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast in the valley of Guddalen. A few kilometers north of Flekke, lies the village of Haugland, while the bay continues south to Trollvika and a narrow strait into Flosjøen. [3]

UWC Red Cross Nordic is located next to the Haugland Rehabilitation Center, just 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Flekke. Haugland Rehabilitation Centre is owned by the Red Cross District of Sogn and Fjordane, and is part of the Norwegian Health Care System. [4] [5]

The 0.11-square-kilometre (27-acre) village of Flekke has a population (2013) of 263, giving the village a population density of 2,391 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,190/sq mi). [1]

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