Kvalheim is a coastal village with large agricultural areas in the municipality of Vågsøy

Vågsøy

Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center is the town Måløy. Vågsøy is also the name of the main island in the municipality with an area of...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The village is located on the western side of the island of Vågsøy, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Raudeberg

Raudeberg

Raudeberg is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy, near the Nord-Vågsøy church. The villages of Refvik, Vedvik, and Langenes are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Måløy is about to...

. The neighboring villages of Refvik

Refvik

Refvik or Refvika is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about northwest of Raudeberg, south of Vedvik, and southwest of Langenes...

, Vedvik

Vedvik

Vedvik or Vedvika is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of Refvik, west of Langenes, and about north of Raudeberg...

, and Langenes

Langenes, Sogn og Fjordane

Langenes or Langeneset is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the northeastern side of the island of Vågsøy on the shore of the Sildegapet bay. It is about east of the villages of Vedvik and Refvik. The larger village of Raudeberg is...

 are located across the mountain to the northeast. The municipal center of Måløy

Måløy

is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Måløy is located on the southeastern side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of the village of Holvik and about south of Raudeberg. The Måløybrua connects the town to the village of...

 is about a 15 minute drive to the southeast.

Kvalheim has a population (2001) of 163. The village of Kvalheim is mentioned in sources reaching back to the 14th century. Some immigrants from Norway took this name as their surname when they traveled to the United States

United States

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