Fjaler

Fjaler kommune
Municipality
View of Fjaler to the left of the fjord
Coat of arms Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Fjaler within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°18′22″N 05°27′48″E / 61.30611°N 5.46333°E / 61.30611; 5.46333Coordinates: 61°18′22″N 05°27′48″E / 61.30611°N 5.46333°E / 61.30611; 5.46333
Country	Norway
County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Sunnfjord
Administrative centre	Dale i Sunnfjord
Government
• Mayor (2003)	Arve Helle (Ap)
Area
• Total	416.56 km2 (160.83 sq mi)
• Land	389.91 km2 (150.55 sq mi)
• Water	26.65 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Area rank	234 in Norway
Population (2013)
• Total	2,871
• Rank	278 in Norway
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	-1.9 %
Demonym(s)	Dalsfjording Fjalerbu
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1429
Official language form	Nynorsk
Website	www.fjaler.kommune.no
Data from Statistics 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.

Fjaler was the birthplace of famous Norwegian poet Jakob Sande. The Red Cross Nordic United World College at Haugland, one of the twelve United World Colleges of the world is also located here, as well as the Nordic Art Centre at Dalsåsen. There is a bridge connecting Dale to Eikenes in Askvoll municipality, and buses depart from Dale to Førde, Rysjedalsvika, Hyllestad, and the western part of Fjaler. Førde Airport, Bringeland is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) to the east, with flights to Oslo and Bergen.

Ytre Holmedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Ytre Holmedal parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Holmedal, Dale, and Fjaler. In 1912, the name Ytre Holmedal was changed to Fjaler.