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
Village
View of the village in the foreground, along the fjord
View of the village in the foreground, along the fjord
Bygstad is located in Vestland
Bygstad
Bygstad
Location of the village
Bygstad is located in Norway
Bygstad
Bygstad
Bygstad (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°22′25″N 05°38′26″E / 61.37361°N 5.64056°E / 61.37361; 5.64056
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
MunicipalitySunnfjord
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Time zoneUTC+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

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References

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  1. ^ "Bygstad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bygstad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-02.