Misplaced Pages

Flatraket

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Village in Western Norway, Norway
Flatraket
Village
View of the villageView of the village
Flatraket is located in VestlandFlatraketFlatraketLocation of the villageShow map of VestlandFlatraket is located in NorwayFlatraketFlatraketFlatraket (Norway)Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 61°58′26″N 5°13′47″E / 61.9739°N 5.2297°E / 61.9739; 5.2297
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityStad Municipality
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total306
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code6717 Flatraket

Flatraket is a small village in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of the town of Måløy (in Kinn Municipality), about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the village of Håvik, and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the village of Selje. Flatraket has a good view of the island of Silda and the Stadlandet peninsula. The population (2001) of Flatraket was 306.

Traditionally, fishing and agriculture have been important for this village, and the largest business there now is AS Fiskevegn. Flatraket has a school, a kindergarten, and a grocery store.

References

  1. "Flatraket, Stad (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1441 Selje" (PDF) (in Norwegian).


Stub icon

This Vestland location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: