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Kandal, Norway

Village in Gloppen Municipality, Norway

Village in Gloppen Municipality, Norway

FieldValue
official_nameKandal
other_nameIndre Kandal
Ytre Kandal
settlement_typeVillage
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-markervillage
pushpin_mapVestland#Norway
pushpin_label_positionbottom
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Nordfjord
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Gloppen Municipality
population_as_of2001
population_footnotes
population_total87
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code6823 Sandane
coordinates
elevation_m73
elevation_footnotes

Ytre Kandal | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-marker = village

Kandal is a small village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village area is located along the west side of the lake Breimsvatnet, about 15 km southeast of the municipal center of Sandane. The population of Kandal (2001) is 87.

The village area stretches along the shore of the lake for about 5 km, with the north end being known as Ytre Kandal () and the southern part is known as Indre Kandal ().

Surrounded by high mountains, the main industry in Kandal is goat farming. There are two mountain dairy farms () in Kandal: Myklandsstøylen and Nesstøylen. In the summer, most of the people take their animals up there to graze them and milk them.

References

References

  1. "Indre Kandal, Gloppen". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1445 Gloppen".
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