Brekke

Infobox Settlement
name = Brekke kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=01|lats=07|latNS=N
longd=05|longm=27|longs=41|longEW=E
seat_type = Administrative Center
seat = Brekke


blank_name = Created from
blank_info = Evenvig in 1850
blank1_name = Merged into
blank1_info = Lavik og Brekke
in 1861
blank2_name = Created from
blank2_info = Lavik og Brekke
in 1905
blank3_name = Merged into
blank3_info = Gulen in 1964
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Sogn
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 = otheruses4|1=the location in Norway|2=the fictional character|3=Brekke (Dragonriders of Pern)

Brekke is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality of Brekke was the village of Brekke, located on the southern shore of the Sognefjord. The village of Brekke in 2001 had a population of 299 people. [cite web|url=http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1411/fob_1411_tabeller.pdf|title=Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1411 Gulen|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|date=3 November 2001 no icon]

History

Brekke was originally established as a municipality in 1850 when it was split from the municipality of "Evindvig". At that time Brekke had a population of 898. In 1861, Brekke was merged with neighboring Lavik municipality to form the new municipality of "Lavik og Brekke". On 1 January 1875 a part of Klævold with 90 inhabitants was moved to Lavik og Brekke.cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|date=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf no icon]

On 1 January 1905, the municipality of Lavik og Brekke was split, leaving Lavik and Brekke as separate municipalities once again. After the split Brekke had a population of 982. On 1 January 1964, Brekke became a part of Gulen, the neighboring municipality to the west. Before the merger Brekke had a population of 782.

External links

* [http://www.sffarkiv.no/includes/databases/dbatlas_leks/nor/show_img.asp?id=67505&art_id=18017&spraak_id=2&overskrift=1905%20-%20Gulen%20municipality Map of the Municipality of Brekke]

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