Flatdal (lit. 'Flat valley') is a village and valley in the municipality of Seljord in Telemark county, Norway. Flatdal is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the village of Seljord and about the same distance to the southeast of the village of Åmotsdal. Flatdal Church is located in the village.
Flatdal | |
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Village | |
 View of the village area | |
  Flatdal Location of the village  Flatdal Flatdal (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°34′04″N 8°34′01″E / 59.56783°N 8.56703°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vest-Telemark |
| Municipality | Seljord Municipality |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3841 Flatdal |
The village and valley is rather narrow with the river Flatdøla running through it into the lake Flatsjå, just north of the village of Seljord. To gain more agricultural land, the lake Flatsjå was partly drained and kept at a lower elevation. Due to this change, the river and farmland in this area is prone to flooding. Many of the homes are built on the hillsides above the valley floor.[2]
Notable people
edit- Terje Grøstad, a painter who settled in Flatdal
- Hallvard Flatland (born in 1957 in Flatdal), a television presenter
- Helga Flatland, a novelist who grew up in Flatdal[3]
References
edit- ^ "Flatdal, Seljord". yr.no. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 December 2020). "Flatdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Karlsvik, Mette. "Helga Flatland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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