Askeland is a village in Alver municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Ostereidet. It sits on a small peninsula along the Hindnesfjorden, a branch off the main Austfjorden. It used to be in the Lindås municipality before it merged into the new Alver municipality in 2020.
Askeland | |
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Village | |
  Askeland Location of the village  Askeland Askeland (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′36″N 05°25′48″E / 60.66000°N 5.43000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Municipality | Alver |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5993 Ostereidet |
References
edit- ^ "Askeland" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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