Bryggja

Bryggja
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Interactive map of Bryggja
Bryggja is located in Vestland
Bryggja
Bryggja
Location within Vestland
Bryggja is located in Norway
Bryggja
Bryggja
Location within Norway
Coordinates: 61°56′18″N 5°25′49″E / 61.9384°N 5.4303°E / 61.9384; 5.4303
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityStad Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
364
 • Density867/km2 (2,250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6711 Bryggja

Bryggja is a village in southwestern part of Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland, along the northern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the urban areas of Måløy–Deknepollen–Tennebø in Kinn Municipality and it is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the village of Stårheim. The small village of Totland lies just west of Bryggja.

The 0.42-square-kilometre (100-acre) village has a population (2024) of 364 and a population density of 867 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,250/sq mi).

History

Historically, the Bryggja area was part of the old Davik Municipality. In 1964, it was transferred to the new Vågsøy Municipality. On 1 January 2020, the Totland - Maurstad - Bryggja areas were transferred to the newly-created Stad Municipality.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Bryggja, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Stad kommune må betale 30 millionar for å ta over bygda Bryggja i Nordfjord". 22 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Eide, Bjørn; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2025-08-01). "Bryggja". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  6. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  7. ↑ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2025-08-01). "Stad (kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  8. ↑ Alfred Maurstad at IMDb. Retrieved 22 November 2020.