Bud

History

Due to a good natural harbor and rich fisheries, Bud grew to become the largest village between the towns of Trondheim and Bergen on the west coast of Norway 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. In 1838, the whole parish of Bud was established as Bud Municipality. The municipality was reduced in size in 1918 when Hustad Municipality was created. During World War II, the Germans heavily fortified Bud and the nearby Hustadvika coastal area in anticipation of an Allied invasion, as a part of the Atlantic Wall. In 1964, Bud Municipality was dissolved when it was merged into Fræna Municipality.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Curlew

  Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,013
• Eurasian Oystercatcher

  Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  742
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  724
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  707
• White-tailed Eagle

  Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  698
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  687
• Herring Gull

  Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
  681
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  669

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2007-01-21
  6 km SW of Midsund, Norway
• M 3.3 — 2005-01-16
  16 km WNW of Steinshamn, Norway
• M 2.6 — 2004-07-31
  southern Norway