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Bru, Sogn Og Fjordane
Bru is a Former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 and it included several islands including Svanøya, Askrova, and Stavøya as well as parts of the mainland including the Solheimsdalen valley, east of the village of Norddalsfjord. It is now part of the present-day Kinn Municipality which is in Vestland county in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center of Bru was the village of Stavang. Name The name of the municipality (and parish) comes from the old name for the island ''Brulandet'' (now called Svanøya), where the first church was located. The church site was moved off the island to the mainland village of Stavang in 1872. The Old Norse name for the church was ''Brúa'', which is identical with the word for "bridge". History The prestegjeld, parish of ''Bru'' was established as a Municipalities of Norway, muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavang Church
Stavang Church ( no, Stavang kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stavang. It is the main church for the Bru parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The whitewashed brick church was built in a long church design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Halvorsen from Bergen. The church seats about 312 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1322, but the church was not new at that time. Historically, the church was known as ''Bru Church'' and it was located on the island of Svanøya (the island was historically known as ''Bru'' or ''Brulandet'') which is why the parish was named after the island. Over time, the island was renamed ''Svanøya'', but the parish name remained. The first church for Bru was a wooden stave church stood for centuries on the island, likely being built durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
