Bremsnes, Møre og Romsdal

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Bremsnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°05′04″N07°39′43″E / 63.08444°N 7.66194°E / 63.08444; 7.66194 Coordinates: 63°05′04″N07°39′43″E / 63.08444°N 7.66194°E / 63.08444; 7.66194
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Averøy Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 29 m (95 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 459
  Density 977/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6530 Averøy

Bremsnes is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Averøya, about midway between the villages of Sveggen (to the north) and Bruhagen (to the south). The village sits along the Norwegian County Road 64 which goes through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel just north of Bremsnes. That tunnel connects Averøya to the city of Kristiansund to the east. The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2013) of 459, which gives the village a population density of 977 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,530/sq mi). [1] Bremsnes Church is located in this village. The old Bremsnes Municipality existed from 1897 until 1964, and it had its municipal government based here in Bremsnes village. [3]

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

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.

Averøya island in Norway

Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located north of the Romsdal peninsula surrounded by the Kornstadfjord on the west and the Kvernesfjord on the south and east. The main villages on the 165-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) island include Bruhagen, Kvernes, Kornstad, Kårvåg, Langøy, and Bremsnes.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Bremsnes" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Bremsnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-05-05.