Brekke Municipality Brekke herad | |
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| Brække herred (historic name) | |
 View of the village of Brekke | |
 Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
 Brekke within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates:61°01′07″N05°27′41″E / 61.01861°N 5.46139°E /61.01861; 5.46139 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1850 |
| • Preceded by | Evenvig Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1861 |
| • Succeeded by | Lavik og Brekke Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Lavik og Brekke Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Gulen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brekke |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 207 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1414[1] |
Brekke is aformer municipality in the oldSogn og Fjordanecounty,Norway. The municipality has existed two separate times: from 1850 until 1861 and then again from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northeastern part of the present-dayGulen Municipality inVestland county. The municipality encompassed about 207 square kilometres (80 sq mi) south of theSognefjorden, centered on the Risnesfjorden arm that reaches to the south from the main fjord. Theadministrative center of the municipality was thevillage of Brekke, located on the southern shore of theSognefjord, about a 35 kilometres (22 mi) drive from the village ofEivindvik. The main church for the municipality wasBrekke Church.[2]
Theparish of Brekke was originally established as amunicipality in 1850 when it was split off from the municipality ofEvindvig. Initially, Brekke had a population of 898. In 1861, Brekke (population: 898) was merged with neighboring municipality ofLavik (population: 926) to form the new municipality ofLavik og Brekke. On 1 January 1875, a part ofKlævold municipality with 90 inhabitants was moved toLavik og Brekke.[3]
On 1 January 1905, the municipality of Lavik og Brekke was split (back) into two parts,Lavik (population: 1,182) and Brekke (population: 982). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Brekke municipality ceased to exist when it was merged withGulen, the neighboring municipality to the west, forming a new, larger municipality of Gulen. Before the merger, Brekke had a population of 782.[3]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldBrekke farm (Old Norse:Brekka) since the firstBrekke Church was built there. The name is identical to the wordbrekka which means "slope". Historically, the spelling of the name was not formalized until the 1800s, so spellings such asBreche,Bræcke, andBrække were also used.[4][5]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Themunicipal council(Heradsstyre) of Brekke was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. Theparty breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 8 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 9 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Note: Due to theGerman occupation of Norway duringWorld War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
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