Bremsnes[3] is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Averøya, about midway between the villages of Sveggen (to the north) and Bruhagen (to the south).[4]
The 1.47-square-kilometre (360-acre) village has a population (2024) of 1,056 and a population density of 718 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,860/sq mi).[1]
The village sits along the Norwegian County Road 64 which goes through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel just north of Bremsnes. That undersea tunnel connects Averøya to the city of Kristiansund to the east.[4]
History
The village was the administrative centre of the old Bremsnes Municipality which existed from 1897 until 1964.[5]
The historic Bremsnes Church is located in this village.
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Bremsnes, Averøy (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-25). "Bremsnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-26). "Bremsnes (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-15.