Bremanger
Bremanger is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Svelgen is the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages include Bremanger, Berle, Davik, Isane, Kalvåg, Svelgen, Rugsund, and Ålfoten. Bremanger is the only municipality in Vestland, which is located in two districts. The northern and eastern parts comprising the villages of Oldeide, Berle, Rugsund, Davik, Isane, and Ålfoten is located in the Nordfjord region, while the villages of Bremanger, Kalvåg, Svelgen, Sørgulen, and Botnane are located in the Sunnfjord region. Politically, the municipality works with the Nordfjord region in the council of Nordfjord municipalities.
Bremanger Municipality
Bremanger kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the Grotle beach area in Bremanger | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Bremanger within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°48′31″N 05°25′15″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1866 |
| • Preceded by | Kinn |
| Administrative centre | Svelgen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Anne Kristin Førde (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 833.13 km2 (321.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 786.43 km2 (303.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 46.69 km2 (18.03 sq mi) 5.6% |
| • Rank | #138 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 3,482 |
| • Rank | #215 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −11.7% |
| Demonym | Bremangar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4648 |
| Website | Official website |
Bremanger has many tourist destinations such as Kalvåg, which has one of the largest and best-kept waterfront environment in the county, the Grotlesanden ocean beach, the Hornelen mountain, with the tallest sea cliff in Northern Europe, Rock carvings at Vingen, and the old trading stations of Rugsund and Smørhavn. The Bortne Tunnel was completed in 2013 to more easily connect the outer islands of Bremanger to the municipal centre of Svelgen. The Skatestraum Tunnel and Rugsund Bridge connect the islands to the mainland.
The 833-square-kilometre (322 sq mi) municipality is the 138th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bremanger is the 215th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,482. The municipality's population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.7% over the previous 10-year period.