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A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
The counties in Norway are called fylke (singular) and fylker (plural). This name comes from the Old Norse word fylki which means "district" or "county", but it is similar to the same root as "folk". It is similar in the minority languages in Norway: Northern Sami: fylka, Southern Sami: fylhke, Lule Sami: fylkka, Kven: fylkki.
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Norway proper 15 counties (Norwegian: fylker) [5]
Regions in Norway before 2019. Municipal independence was established in 1838. The introduction of self-government in rural districts was a major political change. The Norwegian farm culture (bondekultur) that emerged came to serve as a symbol of national resistance to the forced union with Sweden. The legislation of 1837 gave both the towns ...
9 provinces (do) 4 special cities: 150+ cities, counties, workers' districts (in some counties), districts, and wards: towns (in counties), neighborhoods (in cities), villages (rural) [citation needed] North Macedonia: Unitary 8 statistical regions: 80 municipalities (opštini) Norway: Regional 14 counties (fylker) 354 primary municipalities ...
Oslo, the capital of Norway and among the fastest growing cities in Europe Bergen, the capital of Vestland county Stavanger, the oil capital and capital of Rogaland county Trondheim, the largest city in Trøndelag county Kristiansand, the biggest city and capital of Agder county Fredrikstad, the biggest city in Østfold county and one of the 20 ...
List of cities and towns in Norway. Add languages. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. From Wikipedia, the ...