Official Name: | Brandal |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Hareid Municipality |
Area Total Km2: | 0.3 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 338 |
Population Density Km2: | 1127 |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6062 Brandal |
Coordinates: | 62.4008°N 6.0083°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Brandal is a village in Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shores of the island of Hareidlandet, along the Sulafjorden. The village lies about north of the municipal centre of Hareid and about northeast of the town of Ulsteinvik on the other side of the island. The 0.3km2 village has a population (2018) of 338 and a population density of .[2]
Brandal was historically known as the home of seal hunters,[3] which had annual hunting trips to the White Sea from 1898 until 1939, and to West Ice and Newfoundland from 1939 until 1982. A pioneer in seal hunting was captain and shipowner Peter S. Brandal. The Museum Aarvak (founded in 1981) is located in Brandal. On the grounds of the museum stands the monument Norwegian: Ishavskjerringa, made by Bjørn Tore Skjølsvik and was unveiled on 18 June 2005.