Vikedal or Vikadal is a village in
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has ...
municipality in
Rogaland
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the
Sandeidfjorden, about south of the village of
Sandeid and about northwest of the village of
Imslandsjøen
Imslandsjøen or Imsland is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Vindafjorden, about southeast of the village of Vikedal and about west of the village of Sand, Roga ...
.
Vikedal Church is located in this village.
The village has a long history of
boat-building. The village was the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of the old municipality of
Vikedal which existed from 1838 until 1965.
The village has a population (2019) of 467 and a
population density
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of .
References
Villages in Rogaland
Vindafjord
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