Kvammen

Kvammen
Village
Kvammen is located in Vestland
Kvammen
Kvammen
Location of the village
Kvammen is located in Norway
Kvammen
Kvammen
Kvammen (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°27′55″N 05°25′09″E / 61.46528°N 5.41917°E / 61.46528; 5.41917
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
MunicipalityAskvoll Municipality
Elevation44 m (144 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6983 Kvammen

Kvammen is a small village located on the south side of the Førdefjorden in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Dale and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the municipal center of Askvoll. The town of Førde and access to the European route E39 highway is 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Kvammen. The smaller village of Stongfjorden lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west.

Historically, this area of Askvoll was part of the old Vevring municipality. The village of Indrevevring lies just to the north on the other side of the fjord. Kvammen Chapel is located in this village.

References

  1. ^ "Kvammen, Askvoll" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.