Bruvik (municipality)
| Bruvik herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
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Bruvik on Osterøy island, seen from the top of Brøknipa | |
  Bruvik herad Location in Hordaland county | |
| Coordinates: 60°28′50″N 05°41′00″E / 60.48056°N 5.68333°ECoordinates: 60°28′50″N 05°41′00″E / 60.48056°N 5.68333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1251 |
| Adm. Center | Bruvik |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 391 km2 (151 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Vaksdal and Osterøy in 1964 |
Bruvik is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1870 until 1964. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality covered 391 square kilometres (151 sq mi) on both sides of the Veafjorden, the innermost part of the Sørfjorden, including the southeastern part of the island of Osterøy. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bruvik where Bruvik Church is located.[1]
History
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1870, the northeastern district of Haus (population: 2,062) was separated from Haus to form the new municipality of Bruvik. On 1 January 1964, the area around the village of Bruvik (population: 409) was merged with parts of the municipalities of Haus, Hamre, and Hosanger to create the new municipality of Osterøy. The rest of Bruvik, with 5,264 inhabitants, was merged with a parts of the municipalities of Evanger and Modalen to create the new municipality of Vaksdal.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Bruvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.