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is a county
Counties of Norway

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 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, bordering Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Buskerud
Buskerud

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen....
, Telemark
Telemark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien.The county is located in southeastern Norway, extending from Hardangervidda to the Skagerrak coast....
, and Rogaland
Rogaland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum-industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%....
. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 and Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 by population. The county administration is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland.

aland (Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Hörðaland or Old Frisian
Old Frisian

Old Frisian was the West Germanic languages spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries by the people who had settled in the area between the Rhine and Elbe on the European North Sea coast in the 4th and 5th centuries....
: Hörnaland) is the old name of the region which was revived in modern times.






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is a county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, bordering Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Buskerud
Buskerud

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen....
, Telemark
Telemark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien.The county is located in southeastern Norway, extending from Hardangervidda to the Skagerrak coast....
, and Rogaland
Rogaland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum-industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%....
. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 and Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 by population. The county administration is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland.

About the County


The name Hordaland

Hordaland (Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Hörðaland or Old Frisian
Old Frisian

Old Frisian was the West Germanic languages spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries by the people who had settled in the area between the Rhine and Elbe on the European North Sea coast in the 4th and 5th centuries....
: Hörnaland) is the old name of the region which was revived in modern times. The first element is the plural genitive case
Genitive case

In grammar, the genitive case or possessive case is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun. It often marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun but it can also indicate various relationships other than possession; certain verbs may take argument in the genitive case; and it may have adverbial uses ....
 of hörðar, the name of an old Germanic
Germanic peoples

File:Germanische-ratsversammlung 1-1250x715.jpgThe Germanic peoples are a historical Ethnolinguistics group, originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Indo-European languages Germanic languages which diversified out of Common Germanic in the course of the Pre-Roman Iron Age....
 tribe (see Charudes
Charudes

Charudes is the scholarly Latinization of an ethnic identity known in Ptolemy as the Charoudes. They are stated to have lived on the east side of the Cimbric Chersonese, Ptolemy's term for Jutland....
). The last element is land which means "land" or "region".

Until 1919 the name of the county was Søndre Bergenhus amt
Bergenhus len

Bergenhus len was a Norway administrative division. The "len" was administered from Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen.Formerly the term len in Norway signified an administrative region roughly equivalent to today's counties....
 which meant "(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus amt
Amt (subnational entity)

"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S....
". (The old Bergenhus amt was created in 1662 and was divided in 1763.)

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 were officially granted on 1 December 1961. They were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but the general design had been originally used in the Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean....
 region during the 14th century. In the early 20th century, leaders of the county began using the old arms as a symbol for the county once again. The arms are on a red background and consist of two golden axe
Axe

The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for Millennium to shape, split and cut wood, harvest Lumber, as a weapon and a ceremony or Heraldry symbol....
s that are crossed with a golden crown above them.

History

Hordaland county has been around for more than one thousand years. Since the 7th century, the area was made up of many petty kingdom
Petty kingdom

A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no Suzerainty and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation....
s under the Gulating
Gulating

Gulating is both the name of one of the first Norway legislative assemblies or Thing and one of the present day law courts of western Norway....
 and was known as Hordafylke since around the year 900. In the early 1500s, Norway was divided into four len. The Bergenhus len
Bergenhus len

Bergenhus len was a Norway administrative division. The "len" was administered from Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen.Formerly the term len in Norway signified an administrative region roughly equivalent to today's counties....
 was headquartered in Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 and encompassed much of western and northern Norway.

In 1662, the len were replaced by amts. Bergenhus amt consisted of Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Sunnmøre
Sunnmøre

Sunnm?re is the southernmost Districts of Norway of the Vestlandet county of M?re og Romsdal. Its main city is ?lesund. The region comprises the municipalities of Norway of Giske, Hareid, Her?y, M?re og Romsdal, Norddal, Sande, M?re og Romsdal, Skodje, Haram, Norway, Stordal, Stranda, Sula, Norway, Sykkylven, Ulstein, Vanylven, Volda, ?...
, Troms
Troms

or Romsa is a Counties of Norway in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten L?n in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland....
, and Nordland
Nordland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Tr?ndelag in the south, Norrbottens l?n in Sweden to the east, V?sterbottens l?n to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west....
. In 1763, the amt was divided into northern and southern parts: Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt. Søndre Bergenhus amt was re-named Hordaland fylke in 1919.

The city of Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 was classified as a city-county (byamt) from 1831-1972. During that time in 1915, the municipality of Årstad
Årstad, Norway

?rstad is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, and a former Municipalities of Norway.The borough is located south of the city centre, and has a population of around 35,406 as of January 1, 2008....
 was annexed into Bergen. In 1972, the neighboring municipalities of Arna
Arna, Norway

Arna is a borough and suburb of Bergen, Norway, Norway and a former Former municipalities of Norway in Hordaland county.Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants....
, Fana
Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway....
, Laksevåg
Laksevåg

Laksev?g is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.Laksev?g was separated from Ask?y as a municipality of its own July 1, 1918. It was merged with Bergen, Norway January 1, 1972....
, and Åsane
Åsane

?sane is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, making up the northwestern part of the city.It was a municipality in Hordaland county, from January 1, 1904, when it was separated from Hamre, Oster?y, until January 1, 1972 when it was merged with Bergen ....
 were annexed into the city of Bergen. Also at that same time, the city of Bergen lost its county status, and became a part of Hordaland county.

Government

A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The whole country is divided into 19 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Hordaland, 57 members are elected to form a county council
County council (Norway)

County council is the highest governing body of the county municipality in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity....
 (Fylkesting). Heading the Fylkesting is the county mayor (fylkesordførar). Since 2003, the Hordaland county municipality
Hordaland county municipality

Hordaland County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Hordaland, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 46 Education in Norway, with 17,000 pupils....
 has been led by Torill Selsvold Nyborg
Torill Selsvold Nyborg

Torill Selsvold Nyborg is a Norway politician for the Christian Democratic Party , Norwegian county council election, 2003 county mayor of Hordaland county municipality....
, the county mayor.

The county also has a County Governor
County governor

County governor is the leader of a counties of Lithuania, the first-level administrative unit of Lithuania. County governors are chosen by the Prime Minister of Lithuania and confirmed by the central government rather than elected by the people....
 (fylkesmann) who is the representative of the King and Government of Norway
Politics of Norway

Politics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary system representative democracy constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King of Norway and his council, the List of Norwegian governments, led by the Prime Minister of Norway....
. Svein Alsaker
Svein Alsaker

Svein Alsaker is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party of Norway.He was elected to the Storting from Hordaland in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion....
 has been the County Governor of Hordaland
List of County Governors of Hordaland

This is a list of the County Governors of Hordaland, Norway.References...
 since 1998.

The municipalities in Hordaland are divided among four district courts (tingrett): Nordhordland, Sunnhordland, Bergen, and Hardanger. Hordaland is also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal
Gulating Court of Appeal

Gulating Court of Appeal is a Courts of Justice of Norway located in Bergen, Norway. It serves as appeal for district courts located in Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane....
 district based in Bergen.
  • Nordhordland District Court: Askøy
    Askøy

    Ask?y is an island and municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Since the opening of the Ask?y Bridge leading to the mainland in Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly....
    , Austevoll
    Austevoll

    Austevoll is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austevoll was separated from Sund, Norway on 1 January 1886.The municipality consists of several islands, located south-west of Bergen, Norway....
    , Austrheim
    Austrheim

    Austrheim is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austrheim was separated from Lind?s on 1 January 1910. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947....
    , Fedje
    Fedje

    Fedje is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947.The main island of Fedje is surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island, and the name Fedje applies both to the main island, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole....
    , Fjell
    Fjell

    Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fj?ld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . It consists of several islands west of Bergen, Norway, the major ones being Litle-Sotra, Sotra Bjor?y and Tur?y....
    , Fusa
    Fusa

    Fusa is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Fusa was separated from Os, Hordaland in 1856. H?landsdal and Strandvik were separated from Fusa on 1 January 1903, but they were both again merged with Fusa on 1 January 1964....
    , Lindås
    Lindås

    Lind?s is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lind?s on 1 March 1879....
    , Masfjorden
    Masfjorden

    Masfjorden is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Masfjorden was separated from Lind?s on 1 March 1879.The municipality is located around the fjord which is also called the Masfjorden which almost divides the municipality completely into a north side and a south side....
    , Meland
    Meland

    Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Meland was separated from Alversund on 15 October 1923. The northern part of Holsn?y was transferred from Herdla to Meland on 1 January 1964....
    , Modalen
    Modalen

    Modalen is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Modalen was separated from Hosanger on 1 January 1910. The middle part of Eksingedalen was transferred from Modalen to Vaksdal on 1 January 1964....
    , Os
    Os, Hordaland

    Os is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Due to its proximity to Bergen, Os is experiencing strong population growth....
    , Osterøy
    Osterøy

    Oster?y is an List of islands of Norway Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland....
    , Radøy
    Radøy

    Rad?y is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Rad?y was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordab?, Manger, Norway, and S?b?, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lind?s....
    , Samnanger
    Samnanger

    Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Samnanger was separated from Os, Hordaland on 1 January 1907. The municipality is located east of Bergen....
    , Sund
    Sund, Norway

    Sund is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Sund covers the southern part of the island of Sotra, west of Bergen, and many smaller, surrounding islands....
    , Vaksdal
    Vaksdal

    is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dale, Hordaland....
    , Voss
    Voss

    is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
    , Øygarden
    Øygarden

    ?ygarden is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Tjeldst?....
     and Gulen
    Gulen

    is a Municipalities of Norway in the southwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Sogn....
  • Sunnhordland District Court: Bømlo
    Bømlo

    B?mlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
    , Etne
    Etne

    Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Etne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Most of Sk?nevik was merged with Etne on 1 January 1965....
    , Fitjar
    Fitjar

    is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The municipality covers the northern part of the island of Stord and surrounding islands, while the municipality of Stord covers the southern part of the island....
    , Kvinnherad
    Kvinnherad

    Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
    , Stord
    Stord

    Stord is a municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
    , Sveio
    Sveio

    Sveio is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Haugaland. The administrative centre is the village of Sveio....
    , and Tysnes
    Tysnes

    Tysnes is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Uggdal....
  • Bergen District Court: the city of Bergen
    Bergen

    Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
  • Hardanger District Court: Eidfjord
    Eidfjord

    Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Eidfjord was separated from Ulvik May 1, 1891. Eidfjord has two townships, Eidfjord and ?vre Eidfjord....
    , Granvin
    Granvin

    Granvin is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The population is 964. About half of these, 444 people, live in the village of Granvin, situated at the end of a side arm of the Hardangerfjord....
    , Jondal
    Jondal

    Jondal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Jondal was separated from Strandebarm in 1846.General informationName...
    , Kvam
    Kvam

    Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vik?r was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Parts of Strandebarm were merged with Kvam on 1 January 1965....
    , Odda
    Odda

    is a municipalities of Norway and town in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Odda was separated from Ullensvang on 1 July 1913. R?ldal was merged with Odda on 1 January 1964....
    , Ullensvang
    Ullensvang

    Ullensvang is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the village of Kinsarvik....
    , and Ulvik
    Ulvik

    Ulvik is a municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to 1,800 metres above sea level, and borders the municipalities of Granvin, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Voss, Aurland, and Hol....


Most of the municipalities in Hordaland are part of the Hordaland police district
Law enforcement by country

In many countries, particularly those with a federal system of government, there may be several police or police-like organizations, each serving different levels of government and enforcing different subsets of the applicable law....
. Gulen
Gulen

is a Municipalities of Norway in the southwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Sogn....
 and Solund
Solund

Solund is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway, and the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane that is made up only of islands....
 in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
 county are also part of the Hordaland police district. Bømlo
Bømlo

B?mlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
, Etne
Etne

Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Etne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Most of Sk?nevik was merged with Etne on 1 January 1965....
, Fitjar
Fitjar

is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The municipality covers the northern part of the island of Stord and surrounding islands, while the municipality of Stord covers the southern part of the island....
, Stord
Stord

Stord is a municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
, and Sveio
Sveio

Sveio is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Haugaland. The administrative centre is the village of Sveio....
 are a part of the "Haugaland
Haugaland

Haugaland is a Districts of Norway in southwestern Norway, consisting of town of Haugesund and the areas around it where Haugesund is considered the cultural and trading hub....
 and Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean....
" police district, along with eight other municipalities in Rogaland
Rogaland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum-industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%....
 county.

Geography

Hordaland is semi-circular in shape. It is located on the western coast of Norway, split from southwest to northeast by the long, deep Hardangerfjorden, one of Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
's main fjord
Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by Glacier....
s and a great tourist attraction. About half of the National park of Hardangervidda
Hardangervidda

The Hardangervidda is a mountain plateau in the Hardanger region of western Norway. It is the largest such plateau in Europe, with a cold year-round alpine climate and is the site of one of Norway's largest glaciers....
 is in this county. The county also includes many well-known waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
s of Norway, such as Vøringsfossen and Stykkjedalsfossen. It also includes the Folgefonna
Folgefonna

Folgefonna is a collective term for three glaciers in Hardanger, Norway,* Nordre Folgefonna * Midtre Folgefonna * S?ndre Folgefonna , the third largest glacier in the mainland of Norway....
 and Hardangerjøkulen
Hardangerjøkulen

Hardangerj?kulen is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway, and is located in Eidfjord and Ulvik municipalities.Hardangerj?kulen's highest point is 1,863 m above sea level, and is the highest point in Hordaland....
 glacier
Glacier

A glacier is a large, slow-moving mass of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure....
s.

More than 60% of the inhabitants live in Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 and the surrounding area. Other urban or semi-urban centres include Leirvik
Leirvik

Leirvik is a List of cities in Norway and the administrative centre of Stord municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Leirvik is the regional centre of Sunnhordland, and has many public services and offices such as the regional court and Sunnhordland Museum, as well as shops and restaurants....
, Voss
Voss

is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
 and Odda
Odda

is a municipalities of Norway and town in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Odda was separated from Ullensvang on 1 July 1913. R?ldal was merged with Odda on 1 January 1964....
.

Municipalities

In 1837, the counties were divided into local administrative units each with their own governments. The number and borders of these municipalities
Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
 have changed over time, and at present there are 33 municipalities in Hordaland.

Municipalities of Hordaland
Key
Hordaland Municipalities
  1. Askøy
    Askøy

    Ask?y is an island and municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Since the opening of the Ask?y Bridge leading to the mainland in Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly....
  2. Austevoll
    Austevoll

    Austevoll is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austevoll was separated from Sund, Norway on 1 January 1886.The municipality consists of several islands, located south-west of Bergen, Norway....
  3. Austrheim
    Austrheim

    Austrheim is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austrheim was separated from Lind?s on 1 January 1910. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947....
  4. Bergen
  5. Bømlo
    Bømlo

    B?mlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
  6. Eidfjord
    Eidfjord

    Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Eidfjord was separated from Ulvik May 1, 1891. Eidfjord has two townships, Eidfjord and ?vre Eidfjord....
  7. Etne
    Etne

    Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Etne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Most of Sk?nevik was merged with Etne on 1 January 1965....
  8. Fedje
    Fedje

    Fedje is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947.The main island of Fedje is surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island, and the name Fedje applies both to the main island, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole....
  9. Fitjar
    Fitjar

    is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The municipality covers the northern part of the island of Stord and surrounding islands, while the municipality of Stord covers the southern part of the island....
  10. Fjell
    Fjell

    Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fj?ld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . It consists of several islands west of Bergen, Norway, the major ones being Litle-Sotra, Sotra Bjor?y and Tur?y....
  11. Fusa
    Fusa

    Fusa is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Fusa was separated from Os, Hordaland in 1856. H?landsdal and Strandvik were separated from Fusa on 1 January 1903, but they were both again merged with Fusa on 1 January 1964....
  12. Granvin
    Granvin

    Granvin is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The population is 964. About half of these, 444 people, live in the village of Granvin, situated at the end of a side arm of the Hardangerfjord....
  13. Jondal
    Jondal

    Jondal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Jondal was separated from Strandebarm in 1846.General informationName...
  14. Kvam
    Kvam

    Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vik?r was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Parts of Strandebarm were merged with Kvam on 1 January 1965....
  15. Kvinnherad
    Kvinnherad

    Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
  16. Lindås
    Lindås

    Lind?s is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lind?s on 1 March 1879....
  17. Masfjorden
    Masfjorden

    Masfjorden is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Masfjorden was separated from Lind?s on 1 March 1879.The municipality is located around the fjord which is also called the Masfjorden which almost divides the municipality completely into a north side and a south side....
  1. Meland
    Meland

    Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Meland was separated from Alversund on 15 October 1923. The northern part of Holsn?y was transferred from Herdla to Meland on 1 January 1964....
  2. Modalen
    Modalen

    Modalen is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Modalen was separated from Hosanger on 1 January 1910. The middle part of Eksingedalen was transferred from Modalen to Vaksdal on 1 January 1964....
  3. Odda
    Odda

    is a municipalities of Norway and town in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Odda was separated from Ullensvang on 1 July 1913. R?ldal was merged with Odda on 1 January 1964....
  4. Os
    Os, Hordaland

    Os is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Due to its proximity to Bergen, Os is experiencing strong population growth....
  5. Osterøy
    Osterøy

    Oster?y is an List of islands of Norway Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland....
  6. Øygarden
    Øygarden

    ?ygarden is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Tjeldst?....
  7. Radøy
    Radøy

    Rad?y is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Rad?y was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordab?, Manger, Norway, and S?b?, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lind?s....
  8. Samnanger
    Samnanger

    Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Samnanger was separated from Os, Hordaland on 1 January 1907. The municipality is located east of Bergen....
  9. Stord
    Stord

    Stord is a municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
  10. Sund
    Sund, Norway

    Sund is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Sund covers the southern part of the island of Sotra, west of Bergen, and many smaller, surrounding islands....
  11. Sveio
    Sveio

    Sveio is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Haugaland. The administrative centre is the village of Sveio....
  12. Tysnes
    Tysnes

    Tysnes is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Uggdal....
  13. Ullensvang
    Ullensvang

    Ullensvang is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the village of Kinsarvik....
  14. Ulvik
    Ulvik

    Ulvik is a municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to 1,800 metres above sea level, and borders the municipalities of Granvin, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Voss, Aurland, and Hol....
  15. Vaksdal
    Vaksdal

    is a Municipalities of Norway in the Counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway of Midhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dale, Hordaland....
  16. Voss
    Voss

    is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....


Districts

Hordaland is conventionally divided into traditional districts
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
. The inland districts are Hardanger
Hardanger

Hardanger is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord. It consists of the municipalities of Odda, Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik, Granvin, Kvam and Jondal, and is located inside the Counties of Norway of Hordaland....
 and Voss
Voss

is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
 and the coastal districts are Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean....
, Midhordland
Midhordland

Midhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet of Norway, consisting of the central portion of the county of Hordaland. It includes the municipalities Ask?y, Austevoll, Bergen, Norway, Fjell, Fusa, Os, Hordaland, Oster?y, Samnanger, Sund, Norway, Vaksdal and ?ygarden....
, and Nordhordland
Nordhordland

Nordhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet of Norway, consisting of the northern portion of the county of Hordaland. It includes the municipalities Austrheim, Fedje, Lind?s, Masfjorden, Meland, Modalen and Rad?y....
 [sic]. Strilelandet is the name of a more informal region commonly held to encompass Midhordland and Nordhordland. Stril is a name the inhabitants of Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 apply to the people living in the traditionally agricultural areas surrounding the city.

Famous people from Hordaland

  • Ole Bull
    Ole Bull

    Ole Borneman Bull was a Norway violinist, often called Norway's first international star.A testament to his fame was his funeral procession, perhaps the most spectacular in Norway's history....
    , composer
    Composer

    A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
     and violin
    Violin

    The violin is a Bow string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
    ist from Bergen
    Bergen

    Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
  • Herman Friele
    Herman Friele

    Herman Friele is a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. He has been chairman of the coffee manufacturer Friele since 1981, as the seventh generation Friele in charge of the company....
    , mayor and coffee
    Coffee

    Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
     king
  • Edvard Grieg
    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg was a Norway composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto , for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's Play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces....
    , composer from Bergen
  • Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, doctor
    Physician

    A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
     from Bergen, the one to discover the leprosy
    Leprosy

    Leprosy , or Hansen's disease , is a Chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the Peripheral nervous system and Mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions are the primary external symptom....
     bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae
    Mycobacterium leprae

    Mycobacterium leprae, also known as Hansen?s bacillus, mostly found in warm tropical countries, is the bacterium that causes leprosy ....
  • Ludvig Holberg
    Ludvig Holberg

    Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway during the time of the Denmark-Norway, and spent most of his adult life in Denmark....
    , playwright
    Playwright

    A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
     and author
    Author

    An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created....
     from Bergen
  • Roald "Kniksen" Jensen
    Roald Jensen

    Roald "Kniksen" Jensen was one of Norway's best-ever Football players. He played for S.K. Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. in Scotland and died of a myocardial infarction while training with S.K....
    , soccer player from Bergen
  • Sissel Kyrkjebø
    Sissel Kyrkjebø

    Sissel Kyrkjeb? , also known as just Sissel, is a Norway soprano. She is best known for singing the Olympic Hymn at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, for duets with Pl?cido Domingo, Charles Aznavour, Jos? Carreras, Neil Sedaka, Warren G, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Josh Groban, Diana K...
    , singer
    Singing

    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
  • Leif Andreas Larsen, naval officer
    Officer (armed forces)

    An officer is a member of an Armed forces who holds a position of authority.Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereignty power and, as such, hold a Letters patent charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position....
     from Bergen
  • Christian Michelsen
    Christian Michelsen

    Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norway shipping magnate and statesman. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his day....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
     from Bergen, Norway's first Prime Minister
  • Kari Traa
    Kari Traa

    Kari Traa is a Norway freestyle skiing. She won the Olympic games title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and finished third at the 1998 Winter Olympics....
    , skier
    Skiing

    Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
     from Voss
    Voss

    is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
  • Varg Vikernes
    Varg Vikernes

    Varg Vikernes born Kristian Larsson Vikernes on 11 February 1973 near Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian black metal musician, convicted murderer and arsonist, and far-right political activist....
    , black metal
    Black metal

    Black metal is an extreme metal subgenre of Heavy metal music. It often employs fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, double-kick drumming, and unconventional song structure....
     musician
    Musician

    A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
     from Bergen


Sister Regions

Hordaland county has the following official sister regions:
  • Basse-Normandie
    Basse-Normandie

    Basse-Normandie is an regions of France of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie ....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Cardiff
    Cardiff

    Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
    , Wales
    Wales

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    , United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  • Kaunas
    Kaunas

    Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and a Temporary capital of Lithuania. It is served by the freeways European route E67 and A1 highway ....
    , Lithuania
    Lithuania

    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
  • Orkney Islands
    Orkney Islands

    Orkney is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises over 70 islands; around 20 are inhabited....
    , Scotland
    Scotland

    conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
    , United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....


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