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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