Brekke (village)
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| Coordinates: 61°01′12″N 5°27′42″E / 61.02001°N 5.46153°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality | Gulen Municipality |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5961 Brekke |
Brekke[2] is a village in the northeastern part of Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Brekke has a population (2001) of 299 people.[3] The village is located in the eastern part of the municipality on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden and the small Risnesfjorden inlet that branches off the main fjord. Brekke sits about a 35 kilometres (22 mi) drive from the village of Eivindvik, the municipal center of Gulen Municipality.
The European route E39 highway is accessible 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south of the village at the village of Instefjord. There is ferry service across the Sognefjorden available 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away at the village of Oppedal.[4]
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View of Brekke
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View of the local church
History
The old Brekke Municipality existed from 1850 until 1861 and then again from 1905 until 1964. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Brekke. The school, post office, Brekke Church, and municipal administration were all located in this village.[4]
Name
The municipality is named after the old Brekke farm (Old Norse: Brekka) since Brekke Church was located there. The name is identical to the old Norwegian word meaning "slope", probably since the village is built on the slopes leading down to the fjord.[5][6]
Climate
Brekke and its surroundings are notable as one of the wettest parts of Norway. The nearby weather station in Verkland, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the south, recorded a record amount of rainfall in one calendar year. In 1990, there were 5,546 millimetres (218.3 in) of rain that fell. In the summer of 1964, the station received 1,284 millimetres (50.6 in) of rain, making that the wettest summer on record.[4] However, the village of Brekke gets slightly less rain than measured at Verkland.
| Climate data for Verkland i Gulen 1991-2020 (242 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 383.1 (15.08) |
310.3 (12.22) |
285.5 (11.24) |
198.5 (7.81) |
168.4 (6.63) |
176.9 (6.96) |
202.3 (7.96) |
256.1 (10.08) |
344.3 (13.56) |
374.5 (14.74) |
382.6 (15.06) |
412.1 (16.22) |
3,494.6 (137.56) |
| Average precipitation days | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 221 |
| Source 1: Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway [7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: seklima [8] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Verkland i Gulen 1961–1990 (242 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 347 (13.7) |
255 (10.0) |
283 (11.1) |
162 (6.4) |
149 (5.9) |
193 (7.6) |
217 (8.5) |
270 (10.6) |
454 (17.9) |
447 (17.6) |
402 (15.8) |
396 (15.6) |
3,575 (140.7) |
| Average precipitation days | 19.0 | 15.1 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 208.8 |
| Source: e-Klima [9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Brekke, Gulen". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1411 Gulen" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b c Askheim, Svein, ed. (2024-11-26). "Brekke (Gulen)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ Arthur, Ross G. (2002). "English-Old Norse Dictionary" (PDF). Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 192.
- ^ "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".
- ^ "seklima". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "eKlima". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
External links
- Media related to Brekke at Wikimedia Commons