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Brattvåg

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Møre og Romsdal

Municipality
  
Haram Municipality

Elevation
  
50 cm

Local time
  
Thursday 8:33 PM

Region
  
Western Norway

District
  
Sunnmøre

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01:00)

Area
  
170 ha

Population
  
2,388 (2013)

Brattvåg

Weather
  
1°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity

Brattvåg is the administrative centre of Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the Norwegian mainland, along the west side of the Samfjorden. It is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) northwest of Vatne/Eidsvik. The 1.7-square-kilometre (0.66 sq mi) village has a population (2013) of 2,388; giving the village a population density of 1,405 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,640/sq mi).

Map of 6270 Brattv%C3%A5g, Norway

Brattvåg has three schools: one primary school (barneskule), a lower secondary school (ungdomsskule), and an upper secondary school (vidaregåande). Brattvåg Church is the main church for this area of the municipality. Brattvåg houses factories for both Rolls-Royce and STX Europe. Rolls-Royce Deck Machinery Brattvåg is the world's largest manufacturer of winches. The sports club Brattvåg IL is located in the village.

References

Brattvåg Wikipedia