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Flekke

Coordinates: 61°19′03″N 05°21′42″E / 61.31750°N 5.36167°E / 61.31750; 5.36167
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Flekke
Village
Flekke is located in Vestland
Flekke
Flekke
Location of the village
Flekke is located in Norway
Flekke
Flekke
Flekke (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°19′03″N 05°21′42″E / 61.31750°N 5.36167°E / 61.31750; 5.36167
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
MunicipalityFjaler
Area
 • Total0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total221
 • Density2,009/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6968 Flekke

Flekke is a village in the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland, Norway.

Flekke is located about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of the municipal center of Dale. The village is situated at the end of the Flekkefjorden, an arm of the Dalsfjorden. The village of Guddal lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast in the valley of Guddalen. A few kilometers north of Flekke, lies the village of Haugland, while the bay continues south to Trollvika and a narrow strait into Flosjøen. [3]

UWC Red Cross Nordic is located next to the Haugland Rehabilitation Center, just 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Flekke. Haugland Rehabilitation Centre is owned by the Red Cross District of Sogn and Fjordane, and is part of the Norwegian Health Care System. [4] [5]

The 0.11-square-kilometre (27-acre) village of Flekke has a population (2013) of 263, giving the village a population density of 2,391 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,190/sq mi).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Flekke i Fjaler" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  3. ^ Askheim, Svein (20 February 2018). "Guddalen" – via Store norske leksikon.
  4. ^ "How to get here".
  5. ^ "Northern Periphery Programme". www.northernperiphery.eu.