Bru, Sogn og Fjordane
Bru is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 382-square-kilometre (147 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 and it included several islands including Svanøya, Askrova, and Stavøya as well as parts of the mainland including the Solheimsdalen valley, east of the village of Norddalsfjord. It is now part of the present-day Kinn Municipality which is in Vestland county in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center of Bru was the village of Stavang.
Bru Municipality
Bru herad | |
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Former municipality | |
Stavang Church in Bru | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Bru within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°32′05″N 05°10′56″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Kinn Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Flora Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Stavang |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 382 km2 (147 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,247 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1436 |
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