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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government. Norway is divided into 15 administrative regions, called counties. These counties are subdivided into 357 municipalities (as of 2024). The capital city Oslo is both a county and a municipality. Map of municipalities (2020)
Districts of Norway in 1950 – From the documentation project at the University of Oslo; Regionalization and devolution: Proposed new regions of Norway (powerpoint slide show) Map showing regions of Medieval Norway
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The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). [13] The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea.