Kvammen

Kvammen
Village
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Coordinates: 61°27′55″N 05°25′09″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Askvoll Municipality
Elevation [1]	44 m (144 ft)
Time zone	UTC+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.