Guddal

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Guddal (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°14′46″N05°31′48″E / 61.24611°N 5.53000°E / 61.24611; 5.53000 Coordinates: 61°14′46″N05°31′48″E / 61.24611°N 5.53000°E / 61.24611; 5.53000
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Fjaler
Elevation [1] 83 m (272 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6966 Guddal

Guddal is a village in Fjaler Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Flekke, in the Guddalen valley. The village of Vadheim (in Høyanger Municipality) lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southeast of Guddal. The village is the site of Guddal Church, which serves the whole valley. The local economy is centered on agriculture and forestry. [2]

Fjaler Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Fjaler is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Dale. Other places in Fjaler include Espedal, Flekke, Folkestad, Guddal, and Hellevika.

Sogn og Fjordane County (fylke) of Norway

Sogn og Fjordane is a county in western Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the village of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. The largest town in the county is Førde.

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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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References

  1. "Guddal" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Guddalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-06.