Flatdal

Flatdal (lit. 'Flat valley') is a village and valley in the municipality of Seljord in Telemark county, Norway. Flatdal is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the village of Seljord and about the same distance to the southeast of the village of Åmotsdal. Flatdal Church is located in the village.

Flatdal
Village
View of the village area
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Coordinates: 59.56783°N 8.56703°E / 59.56783; 8.56703
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Municipality	Seljord Municipality
Elevation [1]	201 m (659 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3841 Flatdal

The village and valley is rather narrow with the river Flatdøla running through it into the lake Flatsjå, just north of the village of Seljord. To gain more agricultural land, the lake Flatsjå was partly drained and kept at a lower elevation. Due to this change, the river and farmland in this area is prone to flooding. Many of the homes are built on the hillsides above the valley floor.^[2]

Notable people

• Terje Grøstad, a painter who settled in Flatdal
• Hallvard Flatland (born in 1957 in Flatdal), a television presenter
• Helga Flatland, a novelist who grew up in Flatdal^[3]