Stord is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...

 in the county

Counties of Norway

Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...

 of Hordaland

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

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

Stord is located on the island of the same name, of which the northern part is included in Fitjar

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.-History:...

 municipality. In addition to the southern part of the Stord island, the municipality includes the islands of Huglo

Huglo

Huglo is a small island community, on the east side of Stord, Norway. There are about 100 inhabitants there and the main industries are farming and the making of furniture and customized golf clubs....

, Storsøya og Føyno

Føyno

Føyno is an inhabited island south-west of Stord, part of Stord municipality in Norway. The island was joined to the mainland in December 2000, via Sveio in the south, through the Bømlafjord tunnel and Stord to the north via the Stord bridge. The bridge takes the E39 traffic as part of the Triangle...

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