Flatraket
Encyclopedia
Flatraket is a small village in the western part of the municipality of Selje
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The village is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Måløy
(in Vågsøy
), about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Håvik
, and about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) southwest of Selje. The village has a good view of the island of Silda
and Stadlandet
. The population (2001) of Flatraket was 306.
Traditionally, fishing
and agriculture
have been important for this village, and the largest business there now is AS Fiskevegn. Flatraket has a school, a kindergarten, and a grocery store.
Selje
Selje is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje is the administrative center of Selje municipality...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Måløy
Måløy
is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Måløy is located on the southeastern side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of the village of Holvik and about south of Raudeberg. The Måløybrua connects the town to the village of...
(in Vågsøy
Vågsøy
Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center is the town Måløy. Vågsøy is also the name of the main island in the municipality with an area of...
), about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Håvik
Håvik
Håvik is a small village in the municipality of Selje, in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Håvik has approximately 35 inhabitants. Håvik has a high mountain at one side and the fjord of Nordpollen right in front of the little village. Neighbouring villages are Nordpollen, Vengen, and Vetrhus. The...
, and about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) southwest of Selje. The village has a good view of the island of Silda
Silda
Silda is an island in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located northeast of the island of Vågsøy in the Sildagapet bay, about east of the small village of Langenes or about northeast of Raudeberg. This is the site of the 1810 Battle of Silda...
and Stadlandet
Stad (peninsula)
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in the municipality of Selje in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.The name is sometimes also written as Stadt, Statt or Stadlandet–not to be confused with the similar German word Stadt. The d in Stad is pronounced in Norwegian as a t. The Stad peninsula has a...
. The population (2001) of Flatraket was 306.
Traditionally, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
have been important for this village, and the largest business there now is AS Fiskevegn. Flatraket has a school, a kindergarten, and a grocery store.