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Village in Western Norway, Norway

Bruland
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Coordinates: 61°26′18″N 5°53′48″E / 61.43823°N 5.89665°E / 61.43823; 5.89665
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Vestland
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Sunnfjord Municipality
Elevation[2] 29 m (95 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
• Total 212
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6800 Førde

Bruland[3] is a farming village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of the town of Førde. The population (2001) of Bruland was 212.[1][4]

It is located on the south bank of the river Jølstra, along the European route E39 highway. The lake Holsavatnet is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Bruland and the small Moskog area lies at the western end of that island. The name of the hamlet, Bruland literally means 'land of bridges'. Historically, many of the people who worked on the local farm took the surname Bruland.

Bruland was the home of the bailiff or fogd for the whole Sunnfjord region from 1567 until the end of the nineteenth century. One of the farm buildings at Bruland was moved there from the island of Svanøya (which is now part of Kinn Municipality) in 1789. Many of the old buildings have been restored and are now protected.[4]

  1. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1432 Førde" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
  2. ^ "Bruland, Sunnfjord". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  4. ^ a b Bratberg, Terje, ed. (2024-11-25). "Bruland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-18.