Flatkvål /fla:kol/ is a village in the
Eksingedalen valley in
Vaksdal municipality,
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. The village lies along the river Storelvi, about northeast of the village of
Stamneshella. The
Modalen Tunnel is located about west of Flatkvål. The village of
Nesheim lies about to the east. Flatkvål is the site of
Eksingedal Church.
History
Flatkvål was administratively a part of
Voss
Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...
municipality starting in 1838. On 1 January 1885 the northeastern half of the
Eksingedalen valley was separated from Voss to form the new municipality of
Evanger (this included Flatkvål). On 1 January 1964, all of the
Bergsdalen and
Eksingedalen valleys with 251 inhabitants combined were merged with most of
Bruvik municipality and a part of
Modalen
Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland Districts of Norway, district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo, Hordaland, Mo. The other main village in the municip ...
municipality to create the new municipality
Vaksdal. Flatkvål has been part of Vaksdal since that time.
Media gallery
File:Celebrations, Flatekval, 1898..jpg, The people of the Eksingedalen valley celebrating that parts of the new road through the valley have been completed. The celebrations took place at Flatekval, ca. 1890.
File:Group portrait,1897. (3451263338).jpg, A group photo at another road-opening celebration in Flatekval in 1897.
References
Villages in Vestland
Vaksdal
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