Country Norway County Sogn og Fjordane Municipality Gaular Elevation 3 m | Region Western Norway District Sunnfjord Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Bygstad is a village in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane 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.
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Map of 6977 Bygstad, Norway
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.
Notable residents
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Bygstad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA