Fjærland
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|official_name = Fjærland
|other_name = Mundal
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Fjaerland-Book-Town-2020.jpg
|image_caption = The Fjærland book town
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Vestland
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Sogn
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Sogndal
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 6848 Fjærland
|coordinates = {{coord|61.4039|6.7401|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 3
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Fjærland, Sogndal (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Sogndal/Fj%C3%A6rland/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-12-09}}}}
Fjærland or Mundal is a village in Sogndal Municipality, at the end of the Fjærlandsfjorden, in Vestland county, Norway. The Fjærlandfjorden is a branch going north off the Sognefjorden, the longest fjord in Norway. The village area is located about {{convert|31|km}} northwest of the municipal center of Sogndalsfjøra, along the Norwegian National Road 5. The village and its surrounding area encompass rich farming country, including the nearby areas of Bøyum and Oygard.
The glacier arms Bøyabreen and Supphellebreen (a part of the Jostedalsbreen glacier) and the Norwegian Glacier Museum are located nearby. Fjærland is also the Norwegian book town, with book shops situated in old cow sheds and pigpens; there are also book shops on the ferry quay and in the Hotel Mundal. The Hotel Mundal is an old wooden building in 19th-century style still in business as a hotel. The hotel was owned by the Orheim family for over a hundred years, until August 2008, when it was sold.
Fjærland Church is located in the village, serving the whole Fjærland area.
History
Fjærland was originally part of Sogndal Municipality, but in 1849 it was transferred to the newly created Balestrand Municipality. Historically, the only transportation to Fjærland had been by ferry along the Fjærlandsfjorden. In 1986, the Fjærland Tunnel was opened, by Walter Mondale, connecting Fjærland to the village of Skei in neighboring Jølster Municipality to the northwest. In 1994, the Frudal Tunnel was opened to the southeast which connected Fjærland to the village of Sogndalsfjøra in neighboring Sogndal Municipality. These tunnels are now the best access from the large district of Norway's west coast toward the capital, Oslo. The completion of the Frudal Tunnel was the main reason why the Fjærland area left Balestrand municipality and merged into the municipality of Sogndal on 1 January 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Fj%C3%A6rland|title=Fjærland|author=Store norske leksion|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-09-04}}
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Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Fjærland, Sogndal (2002–2020 averages; extremes since 1938)
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 14.8
| Feb record high C = 12.0
| Mar record high C = 14.1
| Apr record high C = 21.6
| May record high C = 28.7
| Jun record high C = 30.8
| Jul record high C = 33.9
| Aug record high C = 32.8
| Sep record high C = 24.2
| Oct record high C = 21.5
| Nov record high C = 15.7
| Dec record high C = 13.5
| year record high C =
| Jan avg record high C = 7.7
| Feb avg record high C = 7.7
| Mar avg record high C = 10.3
| Apr avg record high C = 16.7
| May avg record high C = 23.2
| Jun avg record high C = 26.4
| Jul avg record high C = 28.6
| Aug avg record high C = 26.0
| Sep avg record high C = 21.3
| Oct avg record high C = 15.6
| Nov avg record high C = 11.9
| Dec avg record high C = 9.1
| year avg record high C = 29.2
| Jan high C = 0.6
| Feb high C = 1.6
| Mar high C = 5.2
| Apr high C = 10.2
| May high C = 15.3
| Jun high C = 19.4
| Jul high C = 20.9
| Aug high C = 19.4
| Sep high C = 14.6
| Oct high C = 9.2
| Nov high C = 4.2
| Dec high C = 1.4
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = -2.2
| Feb mean C = -1.8
| Mar mean C = 1.0
| Apr mean C = 5.2
| May mean C = 9.9
| Jun mean C = 13.8
| Jul mean C = 15.7
| Aug mean C = 14.8
| Sep mean C = 10.9
| Oct mean C = 5.8
| Nov mean C = 1.6
| Dec mean C = -1.2
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = -4.9
| Feb low C = -5.1
| Mar low C = -3.3
| Apr low C = 0.2
| May low C = 4.5
| Jun low C = 8.1
| Jul low C = 10.5
| Aug low C = 10.1
| Sep low C = 7.2
| Oct low C = 2.4
| Nov low C = -1.1
| Dec low C = -3.8
| year low C =
| Jan avg record low C = -15.5
| Feb avg record low C = -16.3
| Mar avg record low C = -12.9
| Apr avg record low C = -6.3
| May avg record low C = -2.0
| Jun avg record low C = 2.4
| Jul avg record low C = 4.7
| Aug avg record low C = 3.6
| Sep avg record low C = 0.4
| Oct avg record low C = -5.3
| Nov avg record low C = -8.6
| Dec avg record low C = -13.3
| year avg record low C = -18.6
| Jan record low C = -27.0
| Feb record low C = -23.0
| Mar record low C = -22.5
| Apr record low C = -16.6
| May record low C = -5.7
| Jun record low C = -0.9
| Jul record low C = 0.7
| Aug record low C = 0.3
| Sep record low C = -3.0
| Oct record low C = -15.5
| Nov record low C = -18.5
| Dec record low C = -22.5
| year record low C =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 211.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 151.4
| Mar precipitation mm = 162.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 97.6
| May precipitation mm = 87.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 82.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 102.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 123.5
| Sep precipitation mm = 204.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 209.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 214.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 250.7
| year precipitation mm =
| year snow depth cm = 58
|source 1 = Norsk Klimaservicesenter{{cite web
| url =https://seklima.met.no/observations/
|work=Norwegian Meteorological Institute | language = no| title = Norsk Klimaservicesenter - Observations }}
|date=17 February 2021
}}
Notable residents
The paternal grandparents of Walter Mondale, Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 1984, were born in Mundal in Fjærland. It is common in Norway that surnames come from the name of the original home place.
References
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External links
- [http://www.fjaerland.org Information Fjærland]
- [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Sogndal/Fj%C3%A6rland/ Weather forecast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910213834/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Sogndal/Fj%C3%A6rland/ |date=2016-09-10 }}
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