Bremnes
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Bremnes is a former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway.
It was created by the split of Finnås
on July 1, 1916, which created the new municipalities Moster
, Bømlo
and Bremnes. At that time Bremnes had a population of 3,411.
On 1 January 1963 the three municipalities were reunited under the name Bømlo. Before the merger Bremnes had a population of 4,829.
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway.
It was created by the split of Finnås
Finnås
Finnås is a former municipality which is now part of the municipality of Bømlo in Hordaland county, Norway.-History:Finnås is located in the traditional district of Vestlandet....
on July 1, 1916, which created the new municipalities Moster
Moster
Moster is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created by the split of Finnås on July 1, 1916, which created the new municipalities Moster, Bømlo and Bremnes. At that time Moster had a population of 1.316....
, Bømlo
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
and Bremnes. At that time Bremnes had a population of 3,411.
On 1 January 1963 the three municipalities were reunited under the name Bømlo. Before the merger Bremnes had a population of 4,829.