Bryggja
Bryggja is a village in southwestern part of Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland, along the northern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the urban areas of Måløy–Deknepollen–Tennebø in Kinn Municipality and it is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the village of Stårheim. The small village of Totland lies just west of Bryggja.
The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2018) of 317 and a population density of 793 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,050/sq mi).
History
On 1 January 2020, the Totland - Maurstad - Bryggja areas were transferred from Vågsøy Municipality to the newly created Stad Municipality.
Notable residents
- Alfred Maurstad (1896 in Bryggja – 1967) an actor, movie director and theatre manager
- Audun Endestad (born 1953 in Bryggja) a Norwegian-American Olympic cross-country skier
References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Bryggja, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ "Stad kommune må betale 30 millionar for å ta over bygda Bryggja i Nordfjord". 22 December 2020.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bryggja" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Paus, Mari, ed. (2019-09-20). "Stad - kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 22 November 2020