Ålfoten

Ålfoten is a village in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ålfotfjorden, a branch off the south side of the main Nordfjorden. The population (2001) of the village was 181.[2] The village has an elementary school and the Ålfoten Church which was built in 1678. The village was part of the (former) municipality of Davik until 1965 when it was incorporated into Bremanger.[3]

Ålfoten
Village
Ålfoten
Location of the village
Ålfoten
Ålfoten (Norway)
Coordinates: 61.8393°N 5.6762°E / 61.8393; 5.6762
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityBremanger Municipality
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6737 Ålfoten

Ålfoten is located at the confluence of the river Sagelva and the Ålfotfjorden (a branch of the Nordfjorden), about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Isane, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the village of Davik, and 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of the municipal center of Svelgen. The Ålfotbreen glacier lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of the village.

  • Ålfoten church
  • View of Ålfoten village

References
  1. "Ålfoten, Bremanger (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1438 Bremanger" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Ålfoten" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-06-03.


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