| Bruvik kommune | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Vestlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1251 |
| Adm. Center | Bruvik |
| Merged with | Vaksdal and Osterøy in 1964 |
Not to be confused with Trygve Bruvik or Olav Bruvik.
Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy island, at the fjord of Sørfjorden.
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt), including the annex Bruvik. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. On 1 January 1964 the district of Bruvikbygda with 409 inhabitants were merged with parts of Haus, Hamre and Hosanger to create the new municipality Osterøy. The rest of Bruvik, with 5,264 inhabitants, was merged with a part of Evanger and a part of Modalen to create the new municipality Vaksdal.