Brimnes is a small village in the municipality of Eidfjord in

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county,

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Geography

The settlement lies on the south side of the

Eid Fjord The Eid Fjord () is the innermost part of the Hardangerfjord, Hardanger Fjord in Norway. It extends eastwards from the Utne Fjord and Sørfjorden (Hardanger), Sørfjorden. The Eid Fjord lies in the municipalities of Ullensvang, Ulvik, and Eidf ...

, an inner branch of the Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Brimnes formerly served the ferry connection to Bruravik in the municipality of

Ulvik Ulvik is a municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to the mountains that reach above sea level. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...

. The ferry was part of the Fylkesbåtene company. The ferry service was discontinued after the construction of the

Hardanger Bridge The Hardanger Bridge () is a suspension bridge across the Eidfjorden branch off of the main Hardangerfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Ullensvang and Ulvik. It replaced a ferry connection between ...

. Brimnes lies about from the village of Eidfjord and about from Kinsarvik in the municipality of Ullensvang.

Name

The name of the village was standardized as ''Brimnes'' in 1990. The

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Halldor O. Opedal argued that the name ''Brimnes'' is incorrect, and that the correct form of the name should be ''Brynnes'', connecting the name with the verb ''bryne'' 'to land (a boat)'.

References

{{reflist Eidfjord Ferry quays in Vestland Villages in Vestland