Haukedalen

Haukedalen
Village
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Haukedalen
Haukedalen
Coordinates: 61°25′16″N 6°22′26″E / 61.42105°N 6.37387°E / 61.42105; 6.37387
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
MunicipalitySunnfjord Municipality
Elevation312 m (1,024 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6818 Haukedalen

Haukedalen[2] is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the Haukedalen valley at the northwestern end of the lake Haukedalsvatnet. The village lies in a fairly remote valley surrounded by the Gaularfjellet mountains. The town of Førde lies about 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the west. Haukedalen Church is located in the village. The glaciers Grovabreen and Jostefonni are both about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northeast and east respectively.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Haukedalen, Sunnfjord". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  3. ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2024-11-26). "Haukedalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-27.