Ytre Oppedal

Ytre Oppedal is a village and ferry terminal in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It lies on the shores of the Oppedalsvika inlet along the south side of the Sognefjorden, east of where the Risnefjorden empties into the Sognefjorden. The village lies on both sides of the river Oppedalselva, which flows directly to the ferry port. The village of Brekke lies west of Ytre Oppedal, on the opposite side of the Risnefjorden.

Ytre Oppedal
Village
View of the ferry quay at Ytre Oppedal seen from the ferry MF Svanøy on the Lavik-Oppedal route
Ytre Oppedal
Location of the village
Ytre Oppedal
Ytre Oppedal (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°03′24″N 05°30′42″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalityGulen Municipality
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5961 Brekke

The European route E39 highway runs north to Ytre Oppedal to the ferry quay at Ytre Oppdal where the highway crosses the Sognefjorden via MV Ampere ferry route to the village of Lavik in Høyanger Municipality where it continues to the north. The Norwegian County Road 8 (Fv8) runs from Ytre Oppedal to the east to the neighboring village of Indre Oppedal and then it keeps going east into Høyanger Municipality.

References

  1. "Ytre Oppedal" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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