Breim Municipality
Breim Municipality
Breim herad | |
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View of the lake Breimsvatnet | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Breim within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°44′01″N 06°24′28″E / 61.73361°N 6.40778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Gloppen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Gloppen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Re |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1964) | Olav B. Bø |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 358.3 km2 (138.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,826.59 m (5,992.7 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,770 |
| • Rank | #482 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.2% |
| Demonyms | Breiming Breimning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1446 |
Breim is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 358.3-square-kilometre (138.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Gloppen Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Reed (also called Re).
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 358.3-square-kilometre (138.3 sq mi) municipality was the 248th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Breim Municipality was the 482nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,770. The municipality's population density was 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.
Breim Municipality was divided into two school districts: Byrkjelo, with the Byrkjelo school and Reed with the Reed school. Both schools were primary schools. After 8th grade students had to travel to the Gloppen ungdomskule (secondary school) in Sandane.