Rutledal

Rutledal is a village in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the Sognefjorden, on the south side on the mainland. Rutledal has a ferry quay that has regular connections to the island municipality of Solund to the northwest and to Hyllestad Municipality on the mainland across the fjord to the north. Rutledal is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the village of Brekke and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north of the municipal centre of Eivindvik.[2]

Rutledal
Village
View of the shoreline in Rutledal
View of the shoreline in Rutledal
Rutledal is located in Vestland
Rutledal
Rutledal
Location of the village
Rutledal is located in Norway
Rutledal
Rutledal
Rutledal (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°04′01″N 05°11′17″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalityGulen Municipality
Elevation
[1]
59 m (194 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5966 Eivindvik

Rutledal is a rural village sitting at the northern end of a narrow, forested valley. The Rutledal area has a number of farms that have been cleared of trees, although not all are currently in use. For a time, Rutledal had a small store and a post office.

References
  1. "Rutledal, Gulen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Rutledal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-01-15.


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