Bremangerlandet
{{Short description|Island in Norway}}
{{Infobox islands
|name = Bremangerlandet
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|image_name = Bremanger Bremangerlandet Fröya from southwest IMG 0150.JPG
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|image_caption = View of Bremanger (looking to the northeast), with Frøya in the foreground and Vågsøy in the background
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|map_image = Norway - Bremangerlandet.png
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|pushpin_label = Bremangerlandet
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the island
|coordinates = {{coord|61.8638|5.0060|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}}
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|area_km2 = 153
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|length_km = 16
|width_km = 23
|coastline_km =
|elevation_m = 889
|highest_mount = Svartevassegga
|country = Norway
|country_admin_divisions_title = County
|country_admin_divisions = Vestland
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality
|country_admin_divisions_1 = Bremanger Municipality
|population = c. 1,200
|population_as_of = 2018
|density_km2 = 7.8
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Bremangerlandet is an island in Bremanger Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The {{convert|153|km2|adj=on}} island is one of the largest islands in the county. The highest point on the island is the {{convert|889|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Svartevassegga, however the cliff at Hornelen, located {{convert|1|km}} to the east, is more well-known and has an elevation of {{convert|860|m}}. The {{convert|4|km|adj=on}} long lake Dalevatnet is located in the central part of the island.{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Bremangerlandet|title=Bremangerlandet|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-06-12}}
The island is located northeast of the smaller island of Frøya. Bremangerlandet island lies on the southern side of the mouth of the large Nordfjorden and the island of Vågsøy lies on the north side of the fjord's mouth. The small island of Husevågøy lies in the middle of the fjord, just north of Bremangerlandet.
The island is connected to the island of Frøya (to the southwest) by a series of bridges. There is a ferry connection to Husevågøy and Vågsøy islands to the north. There is also a road that connects Bremangerlandet to the island of Rugsundøya by the Skatestraum Tunnel (and then Rugsundøya connects to the mainland via a bridge). To the southeast, the island is separated from the mainland by the Frøysjøen strait.
The main population center on the island is the village of Bremanger, where Bremanger Church is located. The {{convert|0.65|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2012) of 366, giving the village a population density of {{convert|563|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/a/english/kortnavn/beftett_en/tab-2012-09-06-01-en.html|date=1 January 2012|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}} The village of Berle is located on the eastern side of the island, and it is home to Berle Church.
Name
The meaning of the name is "the (is)land of (the parish) Bremanger". The original name of the island must however have been Smöls. In Norse literature is the mountain Hornelen called Smalsarhorn, which means "the horn of (the island) Smöls". The old name is related to the word möl which means "bank made of stones and gravel". (For the missing s see the Indo-European s-mobile.)
Media gallery
File:Grotle beach Bremanger.jpg|View of the beach at Grotle
File:Grotlesanden Bremanger - sheltered part.jpg|Grotlesanden area
File:Hornelen.JPG|Looking south at Hornelen on the east end of the island