Kandal, Norway

Kandal
Village
Kandal
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Kandal
Kandal (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°40′20″N 06°22′46″E / 61.67222°N 6.37944°E / 61.67222; 6.37944Coordinates: 61°40′20″N 06°22′46″E / 61.67222°N 6.37944°E / 61.67222; 6.37944
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Nordfjord
Municipality Gloppen Municipality
Population (2001)[1]
  Total 87
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6823 Sandane

Kandal is a small village located along the west side of the lake Breimsvatnet, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Sandane in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population of Kandal (2001) is 87, and the village area stretches along the shore of the lake for about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi).[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1445 Gloppen" (PDF) (in Norwegian).


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