Espedal

Espedal or Espedalen^[2] is a valley and hamlet in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Dale, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Flekke. The area is owned by the Espedal family.

Espedal Espedalen
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 61.26667°N 5.33333°E / 61.26667; 5.33333
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Fjaler Municipality
Elevation [1]	241 m (791 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6968 Flekke

Espedal is featured in the 2007 documentary film True Norwegian Black Metal which focused on some aspects of the life of black metal performer Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal. Espedal has been popularly mistaken for a village, a misconception perpetuated by the aforementioned documentary.^[3]

Notable people

• Kristian Eivind Espedal (also known as: Gaahl), a black metal vocalist for the bands God Seed and Trelldom, and a former black metal vocalist for Gorgoroth^[3]