Sæle, Vestland

Sæle
Village
View of Sæle Church
View of Sæle Church
Sæle is located in Vestland
Sæle
Sæle
Location of the village
Sæle is located in Norway
Sæle
Sæle
Sæle (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°06′41″N 06°22′34″E / 61.11139°N 6.37611°E / 61.11139; 6.37611
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalitySogndal Municipality
Elevation
[1]
35 m (115 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6899 Balestrand

Sæle is a village in the Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 55, about 18 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of the village of Balestrand.

Sæle has been the site of the Sæle Church since 1903, when it was moved here from the small, nearby island of Kvamsøy. The church serves the people of southwestern part of the municipality.

The Sæle Sag lumber factory is located on the shoreline of Sæle. The company produces doors, windows, railings and stairs, as well as general-use lumber.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sæle, Balestrand" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Sæle Sag AS" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 January 2014.


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