Bruvik
Encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Trygve Bruvik
or Olav Bruvik
.
Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway
. The village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy
island, at the fjord
of Sørfjorden
.
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
), including the annex Bruvik. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. On 1 January 1964 the district of Bruvikbygda with 409 inhabitants were merged with parts of Haus, Hamre
and Hosanger
to create the new municipality Osterøy
. The rest of Bruvik, with 5,264 inhabitants, was merged with a part of Evanger
and a part of Modalen
to create the new municipality Vaksdal
.
Trygve Bruvik
Trygve Bruvik is a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.Bruvik was educated with an engineering degree from Bergen College of Engineering, as well as a business administration degree from the Norwegian School of Management. He worked for Vesta Forsikring from 1981, and was chief executive officer...
or Olav Bruvik
Olav Bruvik
Olav Bruvik was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1961 until his death....
.
Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland
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
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 village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy
Osterøy
Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...
island, at the fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
of Sørfjorden
Sørfjorden, Osterøy
Sørfjord is 30-kilometer fjord around Osterøy, Norway; stretching from Veafjord in the east ot Osterfjord in the north. Along Sørfjord are the villages Bruvik, Vaksdal, Haus, Garnes, Ytre Arna, Hylkje, Breistein, Valestrandsfossen, Steinstø and Hamre....
.
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
), including the annex Bruvik. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. On 1 January 1964 the district of Bruvikbygda with 409 inhabitants were merged with parts of Haus, Hamre
Hamre, Osterøy
Hamre is a village and parish in Hordaland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point of Osterøy, across the fjord from Knarvik.-History:...
and Hosanger
Hosanger
Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.-History:The parish of Hosanger was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 ....
to create the new municipality Osterøy
Osterøy
Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...
. The rest of Bruvik, with 5,264 inhabitants, was merged with a part of Evanger
Evanger
Evanger is a village and a former municipality in Vaksdal municipality, Hordaland county, Norway.-History:The village of Evanger is located in the western part of Voss, in the eastern end of the lake Evangervatnet. It was designated to be a municipality by a split from Voss on January 1, 1885. At...
and a part of Modalen
Modalen
Modalen is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Modalen was separated from Hosanger on 1 January 1910. The middle part of Eksingedalen was transferred from Modalen to Vaksdal on 1 January 1964.-Name:...
to create the new municipality Vaksdal
Vaksdal
is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam....
.