Bygstad

Village in Western Norway, Norway
61°22′25″N 05°38′26″E / 61.37361°N 5.64056°E / 61.37361; 5.64056CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyVestlandDistrictSunnfjordMunicipalitySunnfjordElevation3 m (10 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
6977 Bygstad

Bygstad is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Dalsfjorden, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the innermost part of the fjord. The municipal center, Sande, is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast of Bygstad and Førde Airport, Bringeland sits about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village.

The village is an old church site where there once was a stave church here dating back to the 13th century. The present Bygstad Church was built in 1845 and it serves the western part of the municipality of Gaular.[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Bygstad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bygstad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-02.


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