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Vadheim is a village in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Sognefjorden, along the small Vadheimsfjorden branch. The European route E39 highway runs through the village. t is located about northeast of the village of Lavik, about northwest of the village of Kyrkjebø, and about northwest of the village of Austreim.

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Place details

Locality
Vadheim
Region
Vestland
Country
Norge
Population
0

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Country
Norway
Population
0
Area
0.36
Elevation
7
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Vadheim
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Farming Community
  • Tourism
  • Industrialization
  • World War I and World War II
  • Transportation
  • Politics
  • Notable people
  • References

Vadheim is a village in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Sognefjorden, along the small Vadheimsfjorden branch. The European route E39 highway runs through the village. t is located about northeast of the village of Lavik, about northwest of the village of Kyrkjebø, and about northwest of the village of Austreim.

The village had a population (2018) of and a population density of . Since 2018, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vadheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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