Flatkvål Flatekvål | |
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| Coordinates:60°47′07″N05°57′30″E / 60.78528°N 5.95833°E /60.78528; 5.95833 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Municipality | Vaksdal |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5728 Eidslandet |
Flatkvål /fla:kol/ is a village in theEksingedalen valley inVaksdal municipality,Vestland county,Norway. The village lies along the river Storelvi, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the village ofStamneshella. TheModalen Tunnel is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Flatkvål. The village ofNesheim lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the east. Flatkvål is the site ofEksingedal Church.
Flatkvål was administratively a part ofVoss municipality starting in 1838. On 1 January 1885 the northeastern half of theEksingedalen valley was separated from Voss to form the new municipality ofEvanger (this included Flatkvål). On 1 January 1964, all of theBergsdalen andEksingedalen valleys with 251 inhabitants combined were merged with most ofBruvik municipality and a part ofModalen municipality to create the new municipalityVaksdal. Flatkvål has been part of Vaksdal since that time.[2]
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