Bremsnes, Møre og Romsdal explained

Official Name:Bremsnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Averøy Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.43
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1,017
Population Density Km2:711
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6530 Averøy
Coordinates:63.0847°N 7.6621°W
Elevation M:29
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

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 1.43km2 village has a population (2018) of 1,017 and a population density of .[2]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bremsnes, Averøy (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-05-25.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Bremsnes. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-05-05.