Bygstad

Bygstad
Village
View of the village in the foreground, along the fjord
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Coordinates: 61°22′26″N 5°38′26″E / 61.37385°N 5.64068°E / 61.37385; 5.64068
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Sunnfjord Municipality
Elevation [1]	2 m (6.6 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6977 Bygstad

Bygstad^[2] 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 village of Sande lies 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.

History

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.^[3]

Notable people

• Jenny Ellaug Følling, a Norwegian politician
• Kristian Lien, a Norwegian politician

References

1. "Bygstad, Sunnfjord". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
3. Askheim, Svein, ed. (2023-12-27). "Bygstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-27.