Chapters: Sandane Airport, Anda, Eurofoto, Byrkjelo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gloppen - Gloppenis located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the areas have their own main service centres. Sandane, the administrative centre, is the largest with about 2,500 inhabitants. Other villages include Byrkjelo, Re, and Straume. The name (Old Norse Gloppi) was originally the name of a fjord (now Gloppenfjorden). The name is probably derived from the word gloppa which means "narrow opening." The coat-of-arms is from modern times. The arms were granted on 19 December 1986. It shows a fjord horse which are bred in the area. Gloppen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Gloppen parish (prestegjeld) including the sub-parishes (sokn) of Gimmestad, Breim, and Vereide. On 1 January 1886, the sub-parish of Breim (population: 1,823) was separated from Gloppen. This left Gloppen with 2,970 residents. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Breim (population: 1,731) was merged back into the municipality of Gloppen. After the merger, the population of Gloppen was 5,702. On 1 January 1965, the Hoplandsgrenda area (population: 42) was transferred to neighboring Stryn municipality. The Church of Norway has six churches within the municipality of Gloppen. It is part of the Diocese of Bj rgvin and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Nordfjord. All municipalities in Norway, including Gloppen, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=178414