Bremanger
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1438 | |
| Administrative centre | Svelgen | |
| Mayor (2007) | Stig Kristiansen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 132 833 km² 788 km² 0.26 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 227 4,065 0.09 % -7.0 % 5/km² |
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| www.bremanger.kommune.no |
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Bremanger is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It consists of the villages Ålfoten, Kalvåg, Svelgen, Rugsund, Davik and Berle. In the district of Bremanger you will find tourist destinations as Kalvåg which has the largest and best-kept waterfront environment in the county, Grotlesanden, the Hornelen cliff that has big cock, rock carvings at Vingen and the old trading stations of Rugsund and Smørhavn.
[edit] The name
The name (Norse Brimangr) originally belonged to the fjord of Bremangerpollen. The first element is brim n 'breaker wave, heavy sea', the last element is angr m 'fjord'.
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane |  |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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