- Brekke
Infobox Settlement
name = Brekke kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=01|lats=07|latNS=N
longd=05|longm=27|longs=41|longEW=E
seat_type = Administrative Center
seat = Brekke
blank_name = Created from
blank_info = Evenvig in 1850
blank1_name = Merged into
blank1_info =Lavik og Brekke
in 1861
blank2_name = Created from
blank2_info =Lavik og Brekke
in 1905
blank3_name = Merged into
blank3_info =Gulen in 1964
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 =Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 =Sogn
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 = otheruses4|1=the location in Norway|2=the fictional character|3=Brekke (Dragonriders of Pern)Brekke is a former municipality in
Sogn og Fjordane county,Norway . It was part of the traditional district ofSogn . The administrative center of the municipality of Brekke was the village of Brekke, located on the southern shore of theSognefjord . The village of Brekke in 2001 had a population of 299 people. [cite web|url=http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1411/fob_1411_tabeller.pdf|title=Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1411 Gulen|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|date=3 November 2001 no icon]History
Brekke was originally established as a municipality in 1850 when it was split from the municipality of "Evindvig". At that time Brekke had a population of 898. In 1861, Brekke was merged with neighboring
Lavik municipality to form the new municipality of "Lavik og Brekke ". On1 January 1875 a part of Klævold with 90 inhabitants was moved toLavik og Brekke .cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|date=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf no icon]On
1 January 1905 , the municipality of Lavik og Brekke was split, leavingLavik and Brekke as separate municipalities once again. After the split Brekke had a population of 982. On1 January 1964 , Brekke became a part ofGulen , the neighboring municipality to the west. Before the merger Brekke had a population of 782.External links
* [http://www.sffarkiv.no/includes/databases/dbatlas_leks/nor/show_img.asp?id=67505&art_id=18017&spraak_id=2&overskrift=1905%20-%20Gulen%20municipality Map of the Municipality of Brekke]
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