Bremnes is a
former municipality in the old
Hordaland county,
Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new municipality of
Bømlo which is now part of
Vestland county. The
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the municipality was the village of
Svortland
Svortland or Bremnes is the administrative centre of Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the north-central part of the island of Bømlo, about west of the village of Rubbestadneset. The village surrounds th ...
, where
Bremnes Church
Bremnes Church ( no, Bremnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svortland on the island of Bømlo. It is the church for the Bremnes parish which is ...
is located. The municipality covered the northern and western half of the
island of Bømlo as well as the many small, surrounding islets.
History
The municipality of Bremnes was established on 1 July 1916 when the old municipality of
Finnås
Finnås is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality, which existed from 1838 until 1916, was located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Originally, the municipality encompassed all of the island of ...
was split into the three new municipalities:
Moster
Moster is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new, larger municipality of Bømlo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village o ...
(population: 1,316),
Bømlo (population: 1,217), and Bremnes (population: 3,411). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the three municipalities of Moster (population: 1,834), Bømlo (population: 1,463), and Bremnes (population: 4,829) were merged into a new, larger
Bømlo Municipality
Bømlo is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo includ ...
.
Government
Municipal council
The
municipal council of Bremnes was made up of 23 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The
party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
See also
*
List of former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.
When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rur ...
References
External links
''Bremnes Bygdebøker'' (local history book)Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries (wilson.lib.umn.edu)
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Bømlo
Former municipalities of Norway
1916 establishments in Norway
1963 disestablishments in Norway