Skei, Vestland

Skei (also known as Skei i Jølster) is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatnet. Skei is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Byrkjelo (in Gloppen Municipality), 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the villages of Vassenden/Langhaugane, and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the village of Ålhus. Skei is located just west of Jostedalsbreen National Park. The village lies at the intersection of two major regional highways: European route E39 and Norwegian National Road 5.^[3] The village of Helgheim, where the Helgheim Church is located, sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Skei on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet.

Skei Skei i Jølster
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 61°34′19″N 06°28′53″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Sunnfjord
Area [1]
• Total	0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	506
• Density	904/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6843 Skei i Jølster

The 0.56-square-kilometre (140-acre) village has a population (2019) of 506 and a population density of 904 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,340/sq mi).^[1]

The village was the administrative centre of the municipality of Jølster until its dissolution in 2020.

Notable residents

• Asgeir Årdal (born 1983), a Norwegian cross-country skier

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Skei, Jølster" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Skei tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-25.

External links

• Skei travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Media related to Skei at Wikimedia Commons