Flatdal

Flatdal.

Flatdal (lit. "Flat valley") is a village, parish and valley in the municipality of Seljord in Telemark, Norway. The lake Flatsjå has been partly drained to gain more land for agriculture.[1]

Among notable people from Flatdal are painter Terje Grøstad, who settled in Flatdal, and television presenter Hallvard Flatland, who was born in Flatdal in 1957.

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Flatdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

Coordinates: 59°34′N 8°34′E / 59.567°N 8.567°E / 59.567; 8.567

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