Vestland is a county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership...
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List of schools in Norway (section Vestland)
Vestfold" (in Norwegian). Vestfold fylke. Retrieved 2024-05-25. "Vidaregåande skular i Vestland" (in Norwegian). Vestland fylke. Retrieved 2024-05-25. Structure...
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Sogn og Fjordane (redirect from Sogn og Fjordane fylke)
of this county as well as Hordaland into a new county called Vestland. A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The country...
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Oppland (redirect from Oppland fylke)
Kristiansund). In 1919, the name Kristians Amt was changed (back) to Opland fylke, and the spelling Oppland was approved in 1950. The coat of arms was granted...
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This is a list of villages in Vestland, a county of Norway (formed on 1 January 2020 with the merging of the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane)...
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Counties of Norway (redirect from Fylke)
reform (Kommunereformen i Norge [no]). The counties in Norway are called fylke (singular) and fylker (plural). This name comes from the Old Norse word...
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Bergen (redirect from Bergen, Vestland)
pronunciation: [ˈbæ̀rɡn̩] ), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. As of 2022[update], its population...
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Buskerud (redirect from Buskerud fylke)
current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden...
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Rogaland (redirect from Rogaland fylke)
Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast...
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Hordaland (redirect from Hordaland fylke)
was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county. Hordaland (Old Norse: Hǫrðaland) is the old name of the region...
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Telemark (redirect from Telemark fylke)
district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold...
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Akershus (redirect from Akershus fylke)
disestablished in 1919, and the subcounty continued as Akershus county (fylke). During its history Akershus (sub) county ceded territory to Oslo several...
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Aust-Agder (redirect from Aust-Agder Fylke)
Aust-Agder (Norwegian: [ˈæ̂ʉstˌɑɡdər] , English: "East Agder") was a county (fylke) in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form...
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Østfold (redirect from Østfold fylke)
related to Østfold. Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Østfold. Østfold fylke website (in Norwegian and English) Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine...
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Møre og Romsdal (redirect from Møre og Romsdal fylke)
1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called Romsdalen amt...
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Vestfold (redirect from Vestfold fylke)
Vestfold County Vestfold fylke County Flag Coat of arms Vestfold within Norway Coordinates: 59°21′N 10°07′E / 59.35°N 10.12°E / 59.35; 10.12 Country...
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Troms (redirect from Troms fylke)
Troms County Troms fylke Romssa fylka County Tromsø amt (historic name) Arnøyhøgda, Laukslettinden, Tjuvtinden and Rødhetta as seen over Skattørsundet...
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Trøndelag (redirect from Trøndelag fylke)
et samlet Trøndelag". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). "Trøndelag fylke: English". Trøndelag fylke. Retrieved 2018-01-01. "Fakta om Trøndelag". www.trondelagfylke...
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with the county governor of Sogn og Fjordane into the county governor of Vestland. The large Bergenhus stiftamt was established in 1660 by the king and it...
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Hedmark (redirect from Hedmark fylke)
Hedmark fylke County Atnsjøen and Rondane in June 2009 Flag Coat of arms Hedmark within Norway Country Norway County Hedmark Region Østlandet County ID...
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Bergenhus amt was renamed as Sogn og Fjordane fylke (county) and Søndre Bergenhus amt became Hordaland fylke, and each of their amtmann were retitled as...
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Steinahøfjellet 1,711 m (5,614 ft) Svånåtindene, mountain range A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The whole country is...
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Sør-Trøndelag (redirect from Sør-Trøndelag fylke)
Sør-Trøndelag County Sør-Trøndelag fylke Former County Isle Bruholmen with parts of Austrått and Rusaset by the mid-2000s Flag Coat of arms Sør-Trøndelag...
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Stord Airport (category Airports in Vestland)
Haugesund gives fast enough travel times Oslo-Stord. But the owners, the Vestland fylke and local municipality, want to have the airport, so they support the...
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Oslo (redirect from Oslo fylke)
giant amphitheatre. The urban municipality (bykommune) of Oslo and county (fylke) of Oslo are two parts of the same entity, making Oslo the only city in...
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Tyssedal Church (category Churches in Vestland)
a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tyssedal. It is the church...
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Finnmark (redirect from Finnmark fylke)
form the new Tromsø amt. In 1919, the name was again changed to Finnmark fylke. In 2002, the Sami language name, Finnmárku, was added as a co-official...
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Nordfjord (category Districts of Vestland)
traditional district of Norway. The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises...
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Møkster (category Islands of Vestland)
Møkster is an island in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 1.4-square-kilometre (350-acre) island lies in an archipelago and it sits...
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Vest-Agder (redirect from Vest-Agder fylke)
Vest-Agder County Vest-Agder fylke Former County Lindesnes Lighthouse in September 2011 Flag Coat of arms Vest-Agder within Norway Vest-Agder County Show...
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