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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Hordaland (redirect from Hordaland fylke)
located in the northern part. Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke in 1919. The city of Bergen was classified as a city-county (byamt) from...
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Rogaland (redirect from Rogaland fylke)
dating back to 350–500 AD. The Viking Farm is a museum at Karmøy. A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The whole country is...
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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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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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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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Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap or TFDS is a defunct Norwegian shipping company that also has activities in public transport and tourism. Based in Tromsø...
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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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Bergen (redirect from Bergen fylke)
Norwegian). Retrieved 7 July 2009. "Tabell 6 Folkemengde per 1. januar, etter fylke og kommune. Registrert 2009. Framskrevet 2010–2030, alternativ MMMM" (in...
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Telemark (redirect from Telemark fylke)
Sten; Nilsen, Jan Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir (2020-01-29), "Telemark – tidligere fylke", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2020-06-04 Hans...
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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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Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke and Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke during a period of time when many location names...
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Nordland (redirect from Nordland fylke)
Nordland County is identical to the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The whole country is...
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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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Trøndelag (redirect from Trøndelag fylke)
det for et samlet Trøndelag". NRK (in Norwegian). "Trøndelag fylke: English". Trøndelag fylke. Retrieved 2018-01-01. "Fakta om Trøndelag". www.trondelagfylke...
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Buskerud (redirect from Buskerud fylke)
to Buskerud amt in 1760. The name Buskeruds amt was changed to Buskerud fylke in 1919. The municipality of Skoger was transferred from Vestfold to Buskerud...
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Sogn og Fjordane (redirect from Sogn og Fjordane fylke)
Later, on 1 January 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke during a period of time when many location names in Norway were changed...
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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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Telemark fylke. Retrieved 2024-05-25. "Våre skoler" (in Norwegian). Troms fylke. Retrieved 2024-05-25. "Våre skoler" (in Norwegian). Trøndelag fylke. Retrieved...
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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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unitary state, is divided into fifteen first-level administrative counties (fylke). The counties are administered through directly elected county councils...
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Viken (county) (redirect from Viken (fylke))
Viken County Viken fylke Former County Coat of arms Viken within Norway Viken County Show map of Viken (county) Viken County Show map of Norway Coordinates:...
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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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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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Troms Fylkes Kommunistblad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Tromsø in Troms county. Troms Fylkes Kommunistblad was started in a complicated situation...
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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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from a farm in the traditional district of Romerike in Akershus county (fylke) of Norway and can be traced to the town of Kløfta since the late 18th century...
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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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Nord-Trøndelag (redirect from Nord-Trøndelag fylke)
Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2009. Aune 1995, p. 137 "Jordbruksareal, etter fylke og bruken av arealet" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 22 December...
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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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