Breive Explained

Official Name:Breive
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Setesdal
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bykle
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4755 Hovden i Setesdal
Coordinates:59.5738°N 7.2904°W
Elevation M:763
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Breive is a village in Bykle municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the northern part of the Setesdalen valley, on the northern shore of the lake Breivevatnet, about west of the village of Hovden. The small village has a handful of residences, mainly farms. The village grew up around two farmsteads that have been in use since before the 1600s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breive, Bykle (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-03-18.
  2. Web site: Breive (Bykle gnr 1). Norwegian. LokalHistorieWiki.no. 2017-03-18.