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.
Bygstad | |
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Village | |
 View of the village in the foreground, along the fjord | |
  Bygstad Location of the village  Bygstad Bygstad (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 61°22′25″N 05°38′26″E / 61.37361°N 5.64056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Municipality | Sunnfjord |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6977 Bygstad |
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
edit- Jenny Ellaug Følling, a Norwegian politician
- Kristian Lien, a Norwegian politician
References
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