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Bud, Norway

Bud herad
Former Municipality
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Adm. Center Bud
ISO 3166 code NO-1549
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Fræna in 1964
Bud
Village
View of Bud
View of Bud
Bud is located in Møre og Romsdal
Bud
Bud
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°54′23″N 06°54′47″E / 62.90639°N 6.91306°E / 62.90639; 6.91306Coordinates: 62°54′23″N 06°54′47″E / 62.90639°N 6.91306°E / 62.90639; 6.91306
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Fræna Municipality
Area
 • Total 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 760
 • Density 1,101/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6430 Bud

Bud is a fishing village (and former municipality) in Fræna Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The village is located on the Romsdal peninsula along the Atlanterhavsveien, west of the village of Hustad, north of the village of Tornes, and east of the Bjørnsund islands. The 0.69-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2013) of 760. This gives it a population density of 1,101 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi).

Bud Municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Fræna Municipality. The old municipality encompassed the northern part of the present-day Fræna Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bud where Bud Church is still located.

Due to a good natural harbor and rich fisheries, Bud grew to become the largest village between the towns of Trondheim and Bergen during the Middle Ages. At the death of King Frederick I in 1533, it was the site of the last independent Norwegian Privy Council, organized by Olav Engelbrektsson, Archbishop of Nidaros. The meeting led to a failed attempt to break away from the Kalmar Union and King Christian III, and claim Norway's independence by rejecting the Protestant Reformation. The council was the last of its kind in Norway for 270 years.


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