Bruland

Bruland
Bruland
	Village
	Bruland Location of the village Bruland Bruland (Norway)
	Coordinates: 61°26′11″N 05°53′52″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Sunnfjord
Elevation [1]	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
• Total	212
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6800 Førde

Bruland is a farming village located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) 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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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 Fogd 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.

Notable people

Dagny Juel (1867–1901)

References

"Bruland" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1432 Førde" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] "Bruland" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-08-06.

[ssb-2] Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1432 Førde" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)