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Fjaler is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Fjaler (until 1913 named Ytre Holmedal) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
It was the birth place of famous Norwegian poet Jakob Sande. The Red Cross Nordic United World College at Haugland, one of the ten United World Colleges of the world is also located here, as well as the Åsnes ski factory, the Nordic Art Centre at Dalsåsen and the Dale / Jarl shoe factory. There is a car ferry from Dale to Eikenes in Askvoll municipality, and buses depart to Førde, Rysjedalsvika, Hyllestad and the west of Fjaler. Førde Airport, Bringeland is 28 kilometres to the east, with flights to Oslo and Bergen.
[edit] About the Municipality
[edit] The name Fjaler
The name (Norse Fjalir) originally belonged to the fjord (now Dalsfjorden). The name is probably the plural form of fjöl which means 'board'. The old name was revived in 1913, until then the name of the municipality was Ytre Holmedal. (See also Gaular.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows two bridges. (There are a lot of old bridges in the municipality.)
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