Bruland Explained

Official Name:Bruland
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Name3:Sunnfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sunnfjord
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:212
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6800 Førde
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:20
Coordinates:61.4364°N 5.8978°W

Bruland is a farming village located about east of the town of Førde in the municipality of Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The population (2001) of Bruland was 212.[2] It is located just south of the river Jølstra, along the European route E39 highway. The lake Holsavatnet is located about east of Bruland and the small Moskog area lies at the western end of that island. The name of the hamlet, Bruland literally means 'land of bridges'. Historically, many of the people who worked on the local farm took the surname Bruland.

Bruland was the home of the bailiff or for the whole Sunnfjord region from 1567 until the end of the nineteenth century. One of the farm buildings at Bruland was moved there from the island of Svanøya (in Flora municipality) in 1789. Many of the old buildings have been restored and are now protected.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruland. yr.no. Norwegian. 2010-08-06.
  2. Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1432 Førde. 2001. Norwegian. PDF. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Statistics Norway.