Gloppen
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1445 | |
| Administrative centre | Sandane | |
| Mayor (2003) | Anders Ryssdal (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 104 1,028 km² 961 km² 0.32 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 173 5,741 0.13 % -3.8 % 6/km² |
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| www.gloppen.kommune.no |
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Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Gloppen is located in the middle of the Nordfjord region and borders to Flora, Bremanger, Naustdal, Jølster, Eid and Stryn municipalities.
Gloppen is subdivided into three areas; Hyen (the westernmost part), Gloppen (the central part) and Breim (the easternmost part.) Each of the areas have their own service centres, Sandane - the administrative centre being the biggest with some 2500 inhabitants followed by Byrkjelo, Reed and Straume.
The dominant trades and industries in Gloppen are agriculture and farming. The municipal centre Sandane is also home to a college of secondary education and until recently (2005) also a branch of Sogn og Fjordane University College specialized in music therapy.
Gloppen has a natural landscape with virtually unspoilt nature ranging from sea level up to high-alpine mountains of some 1800 meters height, Snønipa being the highest mountain in the municipality located at the Myklebust glacier. Lake Breimsvatn lies in Gloppen.
[edit] External links
Link to Google Maps showing Gloppen
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| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane | |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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