Holmedal
Holmedal | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Holmedal | |
  Holmedal Location within Vestland  Holmedal Location within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 61°21′26″N 5°11′09″E / 61.35712°N 5.18573°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Municipality | Askvoll Municipality |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6982 Holmedal |
Holmedal is a village in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Dalsfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the village of Askvoll. The village has some industries, such as knife factory, Helle Fabrikker. Holmedal Church is also located here.
History
The village is the namesake of the old Indre Holmedal Municipality and Ytre Holmedal Municipality (later renamed Gaular Municipality and Fjaler Municipality respectively). The village of Holmedal was a part of Fjaler Municipality before 1990 when it was administratively transferred to Askvoll Municipality.
References
- ↑ "Holmedal, Askvoll". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2024-11-25). "Holmedal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
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