Gloppen

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Gloppen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Gloppen parish (prestegjeld) including the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of Gimmestad, Breim, and Vereide. On 1 January 1886, the sub-parish of Breim (population: 1,823) was separated from Gloppen to form its own municipality. This left Gloppen with 2,970 residents.{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Breim (population: 1,731) was merged back into the municipality of Gloppen. After the merger, the population of Gloppen was 5,702. On 1 January 1965, the Hoplandsgrenda area (population: 42) of Gloppen municipality (on the northern shore of the Nordfjorden) was transferred to neighboring Stryn Municipality. On 1 January 1992, the Lote area of Gloppen (also on the north side of the Nordfjorden) was transferred to Eid Municipality. This left all of Gloppen located south of the Nordfjorden.

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created Vestland county after Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland counties were merged.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Gloppefjorden ({{langx|non|Gloppi}}) since it is one of the central geographical features of the municipality. The name is probably derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|gloppa}} which means "narrow opening" or "mountain gorge".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=455 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The coat of arms was granted on 19 December 1986. The official blazon is "Azure, a horse passant argent" ({{langx|no|På blå grunn ein gåande sølv hest}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a fjord horse. The horse has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design depicts the Norwegian fjord horse which is a relatively small, but very strong, horse breed from the mountainous regions of Western Norway. The arms were designed by Petter Eide. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gloppen |access-date=2023-05-12 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-45.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1986-12-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-19-2305 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}} {{See also-text|Coats of arms of Eid, Levanger, Lyngen, Nord-Fron, Skedsmo, and Ski}}

The Church of Norway has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Gloppen. It is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Gloppen Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sogn og Fjordane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Gloppen is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/gloppen#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Grønne = 2

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/gloppen#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Grønne = 2

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|smallparty = Social Democrats

|smallparty_no = Samfunnsdemokratane

|smallparty_number = 1

|smallparty_color = orange

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|Grønne = 1

|smallparty = Social Democrats

|smallparty_no = Samfunnsdemokratane

|smallparty_number = 2

|smallparty_color = orange

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/gloppen#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|smallparty = Social Democrats

|smallparty_no = Samfunnsdemokratane

|smallparty_number = 4

|smallparty_color = orange

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 15

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 15

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Venstre = 3

|otherparty = Socialist Common List

|otherparty_no = Sosialistisk Samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Venstre = 3

|otherparty = Socialist Common List

|otherparty_no = Sosialistisk Samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 3

|otherparty = Breim's List

|otherparty_no = Breim si liste

|otherparty_number = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Local list for Inner Breim

|otherparty_no = Krinsliste for Indre Breim

|otherparty_number = 5

|otherparty2 = Local list for Lower Breim

|otherparty_no2 = Krinsliste for Nedre Breim

|otherparty_number2 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Venstre = 4

|Local_Lists = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Venstre = 4

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 17

|Venstre = 5

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Venstre = 7

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Venstre = 10

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 5

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Local_Lists = 26

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gloppen

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 29

|Venstre = 2

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

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The mayor {{lang|nn|(ordførar)}} of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the majority party of the municipal council who is elected to lead the council. The mayors of Gloppen:{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Gloppen kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3280842.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=NRK: Fylkesleksikon |language=nn}}

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• 1838–1838: Christoffer Nielsen Scherdahlen
• 1839–1844: Rasmus Rolfsen Arnet
• 1844–1845: Gabriel R. Aasebø
• 1846–1847: Rasmus L. Gaasemyr
• 1848–1851: Jørgen Meier Heffermehl
• 1852–1855: Rasmus L. Gaasemyr
• 1856–1865: Jørgen Meyer Heffermehl
• 1866–1869: Abraham V. Heffermehl
• 1870–1883: Ole Josefson Hestenes
• 1884–1886: Jakob J. Myklebust (V)
• 1886–1893: Ole Josefson Hestenes
• 1894–1902: Johan C. Bugge
• 1903–1913: Jakob J. Lothe
• 1914–1919: Jon A. Vereide
• 1919–1922: Elias Faleide (V)
• 1923–1928: Jon A. Vereide
• 1928–1941: Elias Faleide (V)
• 1942–1945: Martin R. Andenes (NS)
• 1945–1947: Elias Faleide (V)
• 1947–1956: Alf Gloppestad
• 1956–1962: John Austrheim (Sp)
• 1962–1964: Elias Eimhjellen
• 1965–1967: Johnny Bakke (V)
• 1968-1975: Ola M. Hestenes (Sp)
• 1976-1988: Olav Moritsgård (Sp)
• 1988-1999: Nils R. Sandal (Sp)
• 1999-2015: Anders Ryssdal (Sp)
• 2015-2023: Leidulf Gloppestad (Sp)
• 2023-present: Arnar Kvernevik (Ap){{Cite news |last1=Svalheim |first1=Ole Kristian |last2=Oldeide |first2=Erlend Blaalid |date=2023-09-13 |title=Denne ordføraren er historisk – Ap kuppa makta i jordbrukskommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/denne-ordforaren-er-historisk-_-ap-kuppa-makta-i-jordbrukskommune-1.16556493 |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=NRK |language=no}}

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The municipality is located southern shores of the Nordfjorden. To the north is Stad Municipality, to the east is Stryn Municipality, to the south is Sunnfjord Municipality, and to the west is Kinn Municipality and Bremanger Municipality. There are two fjords that branch off the main fjord into Gloppen: Hyefjorden and Gloppefjorden.

Gloppen has a natural landscape with virtually unspoiled nature ranging from sea level up to high-alpine mountains of some {{convert|1800|m}} height. Snønipa is the highest mountain in the municipality and is located at the Myklebustbreen glacier. The lakes Breimsvatn and Emhjellevatnet are, respectively, the first and second largest lakes in Gloppen. There are also some large glaciers such as Ålfotbreen, Gjegnalundsbreen, and Myklebustbreen. The river Gloppeelva runs from the lake Breimsvatnet to the Gloppefjorden.

Gloppen has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification), also known as a marine west coast climate. The wettest season is autumn and winter, with December as the wettest month. The driest season is April - August. The driest month May gets about a third of the average precipitation in December. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 27 April{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}} and average date for first freeze in autumn is 15 October{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}} giving a frost-free season of 170 days (1981-2010 average). In January 1987, Sandane recorded a low of {{convert|-19.5|°C|1|abbr=on}}), and June 2020 recorded a high of {{convert|31.2|°C|1|abbr=on}}). In October 2005, Sandane recorded {{convert|24|°C|1|abbr=on}}), which was new October record for Vestland province. The Sandane weather station started recording in June 1957. There is also a weather station at Sandane Airport, showing similar temperatures. Up on the Ålfotbreen glacier, partly in the municipality, precipitation is estimated to be around {{convert|6000|mm}} annually.{{Cite web |title=Brear og klima |url=https://www.alfotbreen.no/bre/}}

{{Weather box

|metric first= yes

|single line = yes

|location = Sandane 1991–2020 (51 m)

|Jan high C = 3.4

|Feb high C = 3.5

|Mar high C = 5.8

|Apr high C = 10

|May high C = 14.2

|Jun high C = 17.3

|Jul high C = 19.5

|Aug high C = 18.6

|Sep high C = 14.9

|Oct high C = 9.7

|Nov high C = 5.9

|Dec high C = 3.5

|Jan mean C=1.1

|Feb mean C=0.7

|Mar mean C=2.5

|Apr mean C=6

|May mean C=9.7

|Jun mean C=13

|Jul mean C=15.4

|Aug mean C=14.8

|Sep mean C=11.4

|Oct mean C=6.6

|Nov mean C=3.3

|Dec mean C=1.2

|year mean C=

|Jan low C = -1.7

|Feb low C = -2.1

|Mar low C = -0.4

|Apr low C = 2.4

|May low C = 5.4

|Jun low C = 9.1

|Jul low C = 11.6

|Aug low C = 11.2

|Sep low C = 8.2

|Oct low C = 3.8

|Nov low C = 0.8

|Dec low C = -1.5

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm=155

|Feb precipitation mm=122

|Mar precipitation mm=110

|Apr precipitation mm=66

|May precipitation mm=62

|Jun precipitation mm=69

|Jul precipitation mm=71

|Aug precipitation mm=96

|Sep precipitation mm=129

|Oct precipitation mm=153

|Nov precipitation mm=150

|Dec precipitation mm=174

|year precipitation mm=

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days= 16

|Feb precipitation days= 15

|Mar precipitation days= 15

|Apr precipitation days= 12

|May precipitation days= 10

|Jun precipitation days= 11

|Jul precipitation days= 12

|Aug precipitation days= 15

|Sep precipitation days= 14

|Oct precipitation days= 15

|Nov precipitation days= 15

|Dec precipitation days= 17

|source = yr.no/Met.no {{Cite web |title=yr.no statistics Sandane |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-58070/Norway/Vestland/Gloppen/Sandane |access-date=10 September 2022 |publisher=yr.no |language=en}}

|source 2= Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway {{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}

}}

Breimsvatnet.JPG|Breimsvatnet lake

Myklebustdalen-sanddal-fjordane.jpg|Myklebustdalen valley east of Byrkjelo

Karnils tumulus - fjordview.jpg|Karnilshaugen from Gloppefjorden

Gloppefjorden.JPG|Gloppefjorden

The dominant trades and industries in Gloppen are agriculture and farming. The municipal centre Sandane is also home to a college of secondary education and a branch of Sogn og Fjordane University College which specialized in music therapy (this school closed in 2005). The Firda Upper Secondary School is located in Sandane.

Gloppen is the site of Karnils tumulus burial mound ({{langx|no|Karnilshaugen}}) from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow. Karnilshaugen or Tinghaugen på Hauge is located on the Hauge farm west of Sandane. Karnilshaugen is probably one of the ten largest mounds in Nordfjord. The burial mound was built on top of Tinghaug, the site of a Thing (assembly). Tinghaug was a place of public gathering, for cultural events and religious actions.Informasjonstavle i Karnilstunet, ved Karnilshaugen (Satt opp av «Stiftelsen Karnilstunet». 2001)[http://www.arild-hauge.com/solhverv.htm Karnilshaugen på gården Hauge i Sandane, Gloppen, Norge (Solverv)]

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• Knut Gjengedal (1900 in Gloppen – 1973), a schoolteacher, novelist, short story writer, and children's writer.
• John Austrheim (1912 in Gloppen – 1995), a farmer, politician, and mayor of Gloppen from 1955-1962
• Ola M. Hestenes (1919 in Gloppen – 2008), a politician and mayor of Gloppen from 1968-1976
• Nils R. Sandal (born 1950 in Breim), a politician and mayor of Gloppen from 1987–1999
• Sigrid Moldestad (born 1972 in Breim), a folk singer, musician, fiddler, and instrumentalist
• Anne-Pia Nygård (born 1977 in Sandane), a writer

• Kjell Ove Hauge (born 1969 in Gloppen), a retired Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower
• Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born 1971 in Nordfjordeid), a former cross-country skier, bronze medallist in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and team silver medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Rune Bolseth (born 1980 in Gloppen), a retired Norwegian footballer with 430 club caps
• Trude Raad (born 1990 in Breim), a deaf Norwegian track and field athlete

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• {{Cite book |last=Sandal |first=Per |title=Soga om Gloppen og Breim |year=1992 |isbn=82-992720-0-9 |volume=III|publisher=Gloppens sparebank }}

• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/gloppen Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}
• [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=61.771174,6.255341&spn=0.227995,0.723038&t=h&om=1 Google Maps: Gloppen]
• [http://www.nordfjord.no/en Official travel guide to Gloppen and the Nordfjord region]

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