Brandsøy

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Brandsøy
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Brandsøy
Brandsøy (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°36′11″N05°08′09″E / 61.60306°N 5.13583°E / 61.60306; 5.13583 Coordinates: 61°36′11″N05°08′09″E / 61.60306°N 5.13583°E / 61.60306; 5.13583
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Flora
Area [1]
  Total 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 420
  Density 1,337/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6900 Florø

Brandsøy (Brandsoy) is a village in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on both sides of small strait that separates the east end of the island of Brandsøya and the mainland. The village sits along the Norwegian National Road 5 highway, about 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the town of Florø and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Grov. The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2013) of 420, giving the village a population density of 1,337 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,460/sq mi). [1]

Flora, Norway Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Flora is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the town of Florø, which was founded in 1860, has 8,957 inhabitants (2017). The Eikefjord area in the east has 387 inhabitants (2017). Other village areas in the municipality include Rognaldsvåg, Stavang, Grov, Norddalsfjord, Nyttingnes, Steinhovden, and Brandsøy.

Sogn og Fjordane County (fylke) of Norway

Sogn og Fjordane is a county in western Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the village of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. The largest town in the county is Førde.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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