Breim
| Breim herred | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 64°44′01″N 06°24′27″E / 64.73361°N 6.4075°ECoordinates: 64°44′01″N 06°24′27″E / 64.73361°N 6.4075°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Municipality ID | NO-1446 |
| Administrative Center | Reed |
| Created from | Gloppen in 1886 |
| Merged into | Gloppen in 1964 |
Breim is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Nordfjord in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Gloppen. The administrative center of Borgund was the village of Reed (sometimes called Re).
Breim is located to the east of Gloppen, south of Stryn and the Utvik mountains, west of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, and north of Jølster. The lake, Breimsvatn, is located in the western part of Breim.
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[edit] Name
The area's original name comes from the Old Norse word Breiðefni. The first element of that name comes from the old word Breiðr which means "broad" and the last element is efni which means "condition". Throughout the centuries, the name changed through misunderstandings and corruptions, and it changed to Breiheim or Breidem, where the second element of the name became like the old word -heimr meaning "home". The current name was settled upon by the 1800s.[1]
[edit] History
Breim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1886 when the municipality of Gloppen was divided in half into the municipalities of Gloppen (population: 2,970) and Breim (population: 1,823). On 1 January 1964, the district of Førde with 38 inhabitants was moved to Jølster municipality, and the rest of Breim (population: 1,731) was merged into Gloppen.[2]
[edit] Schools
The area of Breim is divided into two school districts: Byrkjelo, with the Byrkjelo school and Reed with the Reed school. Both schools are primary schools. After 8th grade students have to travel to the Gloppen ungdomskule (secondary school).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 473. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=199753&avid=44489.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ Translated from the Norwegian (Bokmål) Wikipedia: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breim
[edit] External links
- Sognefjorden travel guide from Wikitravel
- Weather information for Breim (Norwegian)
