Vikedal

Vikedal
Vikadal
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Vikedal is located in Rogaland
Vikedal
Vikedal
Location in Rogaland county
Vikedal is located in Norway
Vikedal
Vikedal
Vikedal (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°29′52″N 05°54′21″E / 59.49778°N 5.90583°E / 59.49778; 5.90583
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
MunicipalityVindafjord
Area
 • Total0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total467
 • Density606/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5583 Vikedal

Vikedal or Vikadal is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Sandeidfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the village of Sandeid and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the village of Imslandsjøen. Vikedal Church is located in this village.[3]

The village has a long history of boat-building. The village was the administrative center of the old municipality of Vikedal which existed from 1838 until 1965.[3]

The 0.77-square-kilometre (190-acre) village has a population (2019) of 467 and a population density of 606 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,570/sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Vikadal, Vindafjord (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Vikedal – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-06-18.