Breim
Breim is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Nordfjord in the eastern part of the present-day Gloppen Municipality which is now in Vestland county. The 359-square-kilometre (139 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until 1964. The administrative center was the village of Reed (sometimes called Re).
Breim Municipality
Breim herad | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the lake Breimsvatnet | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Breim within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°44′01″N 06°24′28″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Gloppen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Gloppen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Re |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 359 km2 (139 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,769 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Breiming Breimning |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1446 |
Breim municipality was located to the east of Gloppen, south of Stryn and the Utvik mountains, west of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, and north of Jølster. The municipality was centered on the lake Breimsvatn. Many of the inhabitants lived on the shores of the lake or in the large river valley extending east from the lake. The main church for the municipality was Breim Church, located in Reed.