Lavik og Brekke Municipality
Lavik og Brekke Municipality
Lavik og Brekke herad | |
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View of Lavik village | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Lavik og Brekke within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°06′17″N 05°30′37″E / 61.10472°N 5.51028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1861 |
| • Preceded by | Lavik and Brekke municipalities |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Succeeded by | Lavik and Brekke municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Lavik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1902–1904) | Berge Instefjord |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 425.2 km2 (164.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) |
| Population (1905) | |
• Total | 2,164 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1415 |
Lavik og Brekke is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 425-square-kilometre (164 sq mi) municipality existed from 1861 until its dissolution in 1905. The area is now divided between Gulen Municipality and Høyanger Municipality in the traditional district of Sogn in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Lavik. Other villages in the municipality included Brekke, Oppedal, and Instefjord.
Prior to its dissolution in 1904, the 425.2-square-kilometre (164.2 sq mi) municipality had a population of about 2,164. The municipality's population density was 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had increased by % over the previous 10-year period.