Bruland
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Bruland is a farming village located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of the town of Førde in the municipality of Førde
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The population (2001) of Bruland was 212. It is located just south of the river Jølstra, along the highway . The lake Holsavatnet
is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Bruland. The name of the hamlet, Bruland literally means "land of bridge
s". Historically, many of the people who worked on the local farm took the surname
Bruland.
Bruland was the home of the bailiff
or Fogd
of Sunnfjord
from 1567 until the end of the nineteenth century. One of the farm buildings at Bruland was moved there from Svanøy (in Flora
) in 1789. Many of the old buildings have been restored and are now protected.
Førde
Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2010 had 12,035 inhabitants. The historic village of Bruland is located just east of the town of Førde...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The population (2001) of Bruland was 212. It is located just south of the river Jølstra, along the highway . The lake Holsavatnet
Holsavatnet
Holsavatnet is a lake which lies in the municipality of Førde in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the municipal center of Førde and about east of the village of Bruland. The highway passes west of the lake. The lake eventually flows into the Jølstra river....
is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Bruland. The name of the hamlet, Bruland literally means "land of bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s". Historically, many of the people who worked on the local farm took the surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Bruland.
Bruland was the home of the bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
or Fogd
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
of Sunnfjord
Sunnfjord
Sunnfjord is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Sogn og Fjordane county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, Flora, Førde, Gaular, Jølster, Naustdal, and the southernmost parts of Bremanger...
from 1567 until the end of the nineteenth century. One of the farm buildings at Bruland was moved there from Svanøy (in Flora
Flora, Norway
Flora is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Florø, which was founded in 1860, has 8,448 inhabitants . The Eikefjord area, which is the second largest place in Flora, has about...
) in 1789. Many of the old buildings have been restored and are now protected.