Brekke
Brekke is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality has existed two separate times: from 1850 until 1861 and then again from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northeastern part of the present-day Gulen Municipality in Vestland county. The municipality encompassed about 207 square kilometres (80 sq mi) south of the Sognefjorden, centered on the Risnesfjorden arm that reaches to the south from the main fjord. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Brekke, located on the southern shore of the Sognefjord, about a 35 kilometres (22 mi) drive from the village of Eivindvik. The main church for the municipality was Brekke Church.[1]
Brekke herad | |
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View of the village of Brekke | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Brekke within Sogn og Fjordane | |
Coordinates: 61°01′07″N 05°27′41″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sogn og Fjordane |
District | Sogn |
Established | 1850-1861 |
Re-established | 1 Jan 1905 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
Administrative centre | Brekke |
Area | |
• Total | 207 km2 (80 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1414 |
Preceded by | Evenvig in 1850 |
Succeeded by | Lavik og Brekke in 1861 |
Preceded by | Lavik og Brekke in 1905 |
Succeeded by | Gulen in 1964 |
Name
The municipality is named after the old Brekke farm (Old Norse: Brekka) since Brekke Church was located there. The name is identical to the old Norwegian word meaning "slope". Historically, the spelling of the name was not formalized, so spellings such as Breche, Bræcke, and Brække were also used.[2][3]
History
The parish of Brekke was originally established as a municipality in 1850 when it was split off from the municipality of Evindvig. Initially, Brekke had a population of 898. In 1861, Brekke (population: 898) was merged with neighboring municipality of Lavik (population: 926) to form the new municipality of Lavik og Brekke. On 1 January 1875, a part of Klævold municipality with 90 inhabitants was moved to Lavik og Brekke.
On 1 January 1905, the municipality of Lavik og Brekke was split (back) into two parts, Lavik (population: 1,182) and Brekke (population: 982). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Brekke municipality ceased to exist when it was merged with Gulen, the neighboring municipality to the west, forming a new, larger municipality of Gulen. Before the merger, Brekke had a population of 782.[4]
Government
Municipal council
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Brekke was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 8 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Notable residents
The Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader Peder Furubotn was born in Brekke in 1890.
References
- Askheim, Svein, ed. (2019-09-23). "Brekke - Gulen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- Arthur, Ross G. (2002). "English-Old Norse Dictionary" (PDF). Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 192.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sognefjorden. |
- Weather information for Brekke (in Norwegian)
- Map of the Municipality of Brekke