Stongfjorden is a village in

Askvoll Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the Askvoll (village), village of Askv ...

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county,

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. The village is located at the head of the Stongfjord, about northeast of the village of

Askvoll is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll. Other villages in the municipality include Holmedal, Kvammen, and Stongfjorden. The ...

and about southwest of the village of Kvammen. The village is an industrial area that was home to the first

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manufacturing plant in

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, ''Stangfjorden Elektrokemiske Fabriker'' from 1908 to 1946. The Stongfjorden Chapel is located in the village.

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Villages in Vestland Askvoll {{Vestland-geo-stub