Bremsnes is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The village is on the northeastern coast of the island of Averøya

Averøya

Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located north of the Romsdal peninsula surrounded by the Kornstadfjord on the west and the Kvernesfjord on the south and east...

, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the village of Kvernes

Kvernes

Kvernes is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality originally encompassed the island of Averøya, part of the Romsdal peninsula, and part of the island of Frei. Over time it gradually got smaller until 1964, when the municipality was merged...

 and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the Bremnesfjord from the city of Kristiansund

Kristiansund

Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

. The village is connected to Kristiansund via the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel

Atlantic Ocean Tunnel

The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel is an undersea tunnel that connects the city of Kristiansund with the island of Averøya to the west in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long tunnel reaches a depth of , making it one of the deepest undersea tunnels in the world. Construction began in 2006 and the...

. The 0.59 square kilometres (145.8 acre) village of Bremsnes has a population (2009) of 391.

History

The municipality of Bremsnes was established on 1 January 1897 when it was separated from the municipality of Kvernes

Kvernes

Kvernes is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality originally encompassed the island of Averøya, part of the Romsdal peninsula, and part of the island of Frei. Over time it gradually got smaller until 1964, when the municipality was merged...

. It included parts of the islands of Averøya

Averøya

Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located north of the Romsdal peninsula surrounded by the Kornstadfjord on the west and the Kvernesfjord on the south and east...

, Frei

Frei

Frei is a village, island, and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Kristiansund between the Kvernesfjord and Freifjord...

, and Nordlandet

Nordlandet

Nordlandet is an island in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located just east of the city center of Kristiansund, and is one of the boroughs of the city...

. Initially, Bremsnes had a population of 2,917. On 8 July 1903, an uninhabited part of Bremsnes was transferred back to Kvernes. On 1 January 1964, Bremsnes ceased to exist. The Bolga and Valen areas on the island of Frei (population: 884) became a part of the municipality of Frei

Frei

Frei is a village, island, and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Kristiansund between the Kvernesfjord and Freifjord...

. The Dale area on the island of Nordlandet

Nordlandet

Nordlandet is an island in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located just east of the city center of Kristiansund, and is one of the boroughs of the city...

 (population: 963) was incorporated into the city of Kristiansund

Kristiansund

Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

. The rest of Bremsnes (population: 3,153) was merged with Kvernes

Kvernes

Kvernes is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality originally encompassed the island of Averøya, part of the Romsdal peninsula, and part of the island of Frei. Over time it gradually got smaller until 1964, when the municipality was merged...

 and most of Kornstad

Kornstad

Kornstad is a village and a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality covered the southwestern part of the island of Averøya and the small Vevang area on the Romsdal peninsula. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Averøy, on the west side...

 to create the new municipality of Averøy

Averøy

Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Sveggen, Bremsnes, Vebenstad, Kvernes, Kornstad, Kårvåg, and Langøy.The...

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