Ålfoten
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Ålfoten is a village that lies on the south side of the Nordfjord
in the municipality of Bremanger
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The population (2001) of the village is 181. The village has an elementary school and the Ålfoten Church
which was built in 1678. The village was part of the (former) municipality of Davik
until 1965 when it was encorporated into Bremanger.
Ålfoten is located at the confluence
of the river Sagelva and the Ålfotfjorden (a branch of the Nordfjord), about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Isane
, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the village of Davik
, and 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) east of the municipal center of Svelgen
.
Nordfjord
Nordfjord is a fjord and a traditional district in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. The district comprises the municipalities of Selje, Vågsøy, Bremanger, Eid, Gloppen, Hornindal, and Stryn. Nordfjord covers an area of and is home to a population of approximately...
in the municipality of Bremanger
Bremanger
Bremanger is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Bremanger is the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, which is located in two districts. The north-eastern parts comprising Oldeide, Berle, Rugsund, Davik, Isane and Ålfoten is located in Nordfjord, while Bremanger, Kalvåg,...
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 population (2001) of the village is 181. The village has an elementary school and the Ålfoten Church
Ålfoten Church
Ålfoten church is a cog-joint wooden "long church" in Ålfoten in the municipality of Bremanger, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The church is a part of the Davik prestegjeld in the Nordfjord deanery of the Diocese of Bjørgvin....
which was built in 1678. The village was part of the (former) municipality of Davik
Davik
Davik is a village and former municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The former municipality of Davik was located in parts of the present-day municipalities of Vågsøy, Bremanger, and Eid. The administrative center of the former municipality was...
until 1965 when it was encorporated into Bremanger.
Ålfoten is located at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the river Sagelva and the Ålfotfjorden (a branch of the Nordfjord), about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Isane
Isane
Isane is a village in Bremanger municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It has a ferry connection to the village of Stårheim which is about northeast across the Nordfjord in the municipality of Eid. The population of Isane is 42...
, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the village of Davik
Davik
Davik is a village and former municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The former municipality of Davik was located in parts of the present-day municipalities of Vågsøy, Bremanger, and Eid. The administrative center of the former municipality was...
, and 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) east of the municipal center of Svelgen
Svelgen
Svelgen is a village in the municipality of Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Svelgen, the municipal center of the municipality, has a population of 1,189. It is located at the end of the Nordgulen fjord, about northeast of Midtgulen Church...
.