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Skei, Sogn og Fjordane

Skei
Skei i Jølster
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Skei is located in Sogn og Fjordane
Skei
Skei
Skei is located in Norway
Skei
Skei
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Coordinates: 61°34′19″N 06°28′53″E / 61.57194°N 6.48139°E / 61.57194; 6.48139Coordinates: 61°34′19″N 06°28′53″E / 61.57194°N 6.48139°E / 61.57194; 6.48139
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Jølster
Area
 • Total 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 438
 • Density 842/km2 (2,180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6843 Skei i Jølster

Skei (also known as Skei i Jølster) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatnet. Skei is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Byrkjelo (in Gloppen Municipality), 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the villages of Vassenden/Langhaugane, and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the village of Ålhus. Skei is located just west of Jostedalsbreen National Park. The village lies at the intersection of two major regional highways: European route E39 and Norwegian National Road 5.

The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2013) of 438, giving the village a population density of 842 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,180/sq mi). The village of Helgheim, where the Helgheim Church is located, sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Skei on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet.



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