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| County | NO-14 |
| Region | Vestlandet |
| Administrative centre | Leikanger |
| County mayor | Nils R. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Norway is divided into five major regions ( landsdeler) which consist of counties as follows Northern Norway Western Norway ( Norwegian: Vestlandet) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Sandal |
| Area - Total - Percentage |
Ranked 8 18,623 km² 5. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 81 % |
| Population - Total (2007) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 17 106,259 2. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List 34 % -0. 3 % 6/km² |
| Gross Regional Product - Total (2001) - Percentage - GRP/capita |
Ranked 16 24,923 million NOK 1. A Metropolitan area 's gross regional product, ie GMP or GRP is one of several measures of the size of its economy The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. 63 % 231,982 NOK |
Sogn og Fjordane is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud and Hordaland. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn.
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Name
- See also: Hordaland
The name Sogn og Fjordane was created in 1919. is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. The first element is the name of the region Sogn. Community in Sogn Norwayjpeg|right|200px|thumb|Shore community in Sogn Norway]] Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet. The last element is the plural form of fjord - referring to the two regions Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. Nordfjord ( the northern fjord - in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a Fjord and a traditional district in the county of Sogn og Fjordane Sunnfjord ( Norwegian: "the southern fjord" - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in western Norway located in the
Until 1919 the name of the county was Nordre Bergenhus amt - with the meaning '(the) northern (part of) Bergenhus amt'. Bergenhus len was a Norwegian administrative division The "len" was administered from Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries (The old Bergenhus amt, created in 1662, was divided in 1763. )
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved in 1983. The three blue points represent the three regions of the county (Sognefjord, Sunnfjord and Nordfjord). The Sognefjord ( Sognefjorden) is the largest Fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world after Scoresby Sund on Sunnfjord ( Norwegian: "the southern fjord" - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in western Norway located in the Nordfjord ( the northern fjord - in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a Fjord and a traditional district in the county of Sogn og Fjordane
Geography
It is mainly a rural area with scattered population. It includes the biggest glacier in mainland Norway, Jostedalsbreen in the mountain range Breheimen, and the deepest lake, Hornindalsvatnet. Jostedalsbreen or Jostedal Glacier is the biggest Glacier in continental Europe. Breheimen is a mountain range in the county Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Hornindalsvatnet is Norway 's and Europe 's deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of 514 meters There are many famous waterfalls located in the area, including Ramnefjellsfossen (previously called Utigardfossen), the tallest in Norway, and third tallest in the World; Vettisfossen, one of Norway's highest waterfalls, with a vertical drop of 275 m, is located in the Jotunheim mountains. Ramnefjellsfossen (also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen) is unofficially listed as the third-highest Waterfall in the world in several publications Vettisfossen located in the mountain range of Jotunheimen and inside Utladalen Landscape Protection Area, is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls with a single drop Jötunheimr (often anglicized Jotunheim) is the world ( Heim 'home homeland' of the Jötunn (two types rock (or hill giants and frost (or Cruise ships visit the district all summer, because of the unique vistas of high mountains and deep blue fjords.
Culture
Although Sogn og Fjordane has some industry, predominantly hydroelectricity and aluminium, it is predominantly agricultural. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water WikipediaNaming The terrain changes quite rapidly with mostly smaller mountains on the coastline, gradually increasing to mountains reaching more than 2000 m. Because of the steep rise in elevation, and fjords cutting through the terrain, the amount of precipitation is very high. A fjord or fiord (fjɔːd|fiːɔːd or fiːɔːd is a long narrow Inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacial activity. Low pressure systems come in from the west and meet the mountains (a phenomenon known as orographic lifting) and cause rain and snowfall. Sogn og Fjordane is also home to the Urnes stave church, which is listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Urnes stave church (Norwegian Urnes stavkirke) is a Stave church at the Ornes farm near Lustrafjorden in Luster municipality Sogn og Fjordane United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
Høgskulen i Sogn og Fordane (Sogn og Fordane University College)[1] has campuses in Sogn, Sandane, and Førde. Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Districts
The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Sogn, Sunnfjord and Nordfjord. Community in Sogn Norwayjpeg|right|200px|thumb|Shore community in Sogn Norway]] Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet. Sunnfjord ( Norwegian: "the southern fjord" - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in western Norway located in the Nordfjord ( the northern fjord - in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a Fjord and a traditional district in the county of Sogn og Fjordane Sogn surrounds Sognefjorden. The Sognefjord ( Sognefjorden) is the largest Fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world after Scoresby Sund on Its length, from Solund on the offshore island of Sula in the North Sea to Skjolden, at the head of its longest branch, the Lustrafjorden, is 204 km. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf.
Sogn og Fjordane is the only county in which all municipalities have declared Nynorsk to be their official written form of the Norwegian language. Nynorsk (literally "New Norwegian" is one of the two official Norwegian Standard languages the other being Bokmål. The orthography of a language specifies the correct way of using a specific Writing system to write the language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language
Municipalities
Sogn og Fjordane has a total of 26 municipalities:
External links
- County web site
- NRK County encyclopedia
- Firda - the countys largest newspaper
- forum.firda.no - the countys largest discussion group
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