| Bud herad | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1549 |
| Adm. Center | Bud |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Fræna in 1964 |
| Bud | |
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| — Village — | |
| View of Bud | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Municipality | Fræna |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.75 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 744 |
| • Density | 992/km2 (2,569.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Post Code | 6430 |
Bud is a fishing village and former municipality in the present-day municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the Bjørnsund islands. The 0.75-square-kilometre (190-acre) village has a population (2009) of 744. This gives it a population density of 992 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570 /sq mi).[1]
Due to a good natural harbor and rich fisheries, Bud grew to become the largest town between Trondheim and Bergen during the Middle Ages. At the death of King Frederick I in 1533, it was the site of the last independent Norwegian Privy Council, organized by Olav Engelbrektsson, Archbishop of Nidaros. The meeting led to a failed attempt to break away from the Kalmar Union and King Christian III, and claim Norway's independence by rejecting the Protestant Reformation. The council was the last of its kind in Norway for 270 years.
During World War II, the Germans heavily fortified Bud and the nearby Hustadvika coastal area in anticipation of an Allied invasion, as a part of the Atlantic Wall.
The municipality of Bud was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1878, an area of Bud (population: 15) was transferred to neighboring Kvernes. Then on 1 January 1891, the Bollien (population: 15) was transferred to Kvernes. On 1 July 1918, the western part of Bud became the new municipality of Hustad. This left Bud with 1,397 inhabitants. Then on 1 January 1964 the municipalities of Bud and Hustad were merged together with the municipality of Fræna to the south. At the end of its existence, Bud had a population of 1,610.[3]