Ytre Holmedal
| Fjaler kommune | |||
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View of Fjaler to the left of the fjord
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 Fjaler within Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Coordinates: 61°18′22″N 05°27′48″E / 61.30611°N 5.46333°ECoordinates: 61°18′22″N 05°27′48″E / 61.30611°N 5.46333°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sunnfjord | ||
| Administrative centre | Dale i Sunnfjord | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Gunhild Berge Stang (V) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 416.51 km2 (160.82 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 390.01 km2 (150.58 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 236 in Norway | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 2,862 | ||
| • Rank | 278 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -0.3 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Dalsfjording Fjalerbu |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1429 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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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 seventeen 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.
The 417-square-kilometre (161 sq mi) municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 426 municipalities in Norway. Fjaler is the 278th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,862. The municipality's population density is 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the last decade.
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.
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