Coordinates: 61°50′21″N 5°40′34″E / 61.8393°N 5.6762°E / 61.8393; 5.6762

Ålfoten

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Ålfoten
Village
Ålfoten is located in Vestland
Ålfoten
Ålfoten
Location of the village
Ålfoten is located in Norway
Ålfoten
Ålfoten
Ålfoten (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°50′21″N 5°40′34″E / 61.8393°N 5.6762°E / 61.8393; 5.6762
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityBremanger Municipality
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6737

Ålfoten is a village in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ålfotfjorden, a branch of the main Nordfjorden and has a population of about 200.

The village has an elementary school, a grocery store and the Ålfoten Church (built in 1678). Ålfoten has two hydroelectric power stations, Åskåra and Yksneelvane.

Ålfoten is surrounded by mountains. To the south: Høgefjellet, Bukkenibba and Blånibba. To the north: Nakken, Kårnyken, Kvasshornet and Klakegga.

The Ålfotbreen glacier lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of the village.

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