Lavik og Brekke Municipality

Lavik og Brekke Municipaltiy was established as a municipality in 1861 upon the merger of Lavik Municipality (population: 926) and Brekke Municipality (population: 898), which were both located along the Sognefjorden. The new municipality had an initial population of 1,824. On 1 January 1875, a part of Klævold Municipality to the west (population: 90) was transferred to Lavik og Brekke Municipality. The second name comes from the old Brekke farm () since the first Brekke Church was built there. The name is identical to the word which means "slope". Historically, the spelling of the name was not formalized until the 1800s, so spellings such as Breche, Bræcke, and Brække were also used. Churches The Church of Norway had two parishes () within Lavik og Brekke Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Lavik prestegjeld and the Ytre Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. ==Geography==

The municipality was located in the outer Sogn region, on both the north and south side of the Sognefjorden. The municipality was located along the Sognefjorden, at the western end of the fjord, just east of the mouth. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Blyfjellet, located on the southeastern border with Kyrkjebø Municipality. Fjaler Municipality was located to the north, Kyrkjebø Municipality was located to the east, Masfjorden Municipality (in Hordaland county) was located to the south, Evindvig Municipality was located to the southwest, and Hyllestad Municipality was located to the northwest. ==Government==

While it existed, Lavik og Brekke Municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Mayors The mayor () of Lavik og Brekke Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position: • 1861–1862: Peder Fredrik Hartwig • 1863–1872: Lasse Ellingson • 1873–1875: Bendiks J. Mølmesdal • 1876–1877: Peder Fredrik Hartwig • 1878–1883: Matias Ellingsen • 1884–1889: Mons H. Oppedal • 1890–1901: Lasse J. Wergeland • 1902–1904: Berge Instefjord ==See also==