Espedal
Espedal Espedalen | |
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Hamlet | |
  Espedal Location of Espedalen  Espedal Espedal (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 61°16′06″N 5°19′30″E / 61.2683°N 5.3250°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Municipality | Fjaler Municipality |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6968 Flekke |
Espedal is a valley and hamlet in the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Dale, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Flekke. The area is owned by the Espedal family.
Espedal is featured in the 2007 documentary film True Norwegian Black Metal which focused on some aspects of the life of black metal performer Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal. Espedal has been popularly mistaken for a village, a misconception perpetuated by the aforementioned documentary.[2]
Notable residents
- Kristian Eivind Espedal (also known as: Gaahl) – black metal vocalist for the bands God Seed and Trelldom, and a former black metal vocalist for Gorgoroth[2]
References
- ^ "Espedalen, Fjaler (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b True Norwegian Black Metal. YouTube. Retrieved 2010-07-31.[dead YouTube link][dead YouTube link]