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Hordaland

Hordaland (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈhɔ̂rdɑlɑn] (listen)) was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county.

Hordaland fylke
Hardangerfjord in July 2012
Hordaland fylke
Hordaland within Hordaland
Hordaland fylke
Hordaland fylke (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°15′N 06°00′E / 60.250°N 6.000°E / 60.250; 6.000Coordinates: 60°15′N 06°00′E / 60.250°N 6.000°E / 60.250; 6.000
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictWestern Norway
Established1763
 • Preceded byBergenhus amt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byVestland county
Administrative centreBergen
Government
 • BodyHordaland County Municipality
 • Governor (2010-2019)Lars Sponheim (V)
 • County mayor
   (2015-2019)
Anne Gine Hestetun (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total15,460 km2 (5,970 sq mi)
 • Land14,551 km2 (5,618 sq mi)
 • Water909 km2 (351 sq mi)  5.9%
 • Rank#9 in Norway
Population
 (2014)
 • Total508,500
 • Rank#3 in Norway
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +7.9%
DemonymHordalending[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-12
Income (per capita)148,000 kr (2001)
GDP (per capita)263,000 kr (2001)
GDP national rank#2 in Norway
(7.55% of country)
Data from Statistics Norway

Name and symbols

Name

Hordaland (Old Norse: Hǫrðaland) is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919. The first element is the plural genitive case of hǫrðar, the name of an old Germanic tribe (see Charudes). The last element is land which means "land" or "region" in the Norwegian language.

Until 1919 the name of the county was Søndre Bergenhus amt which meant "(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus amt". (The old Bergenhus amt was created in 1662 and was divided into Northern and Southern parts in 1763.)

Flag

 
The flag of Hordaland

Hordaland's flag shows two golden axes and a crown in red. The flag is a banner of the coat of arms derived from the old seal of the guild of St. Olav from Onarheim in Tysnes municipality. This seal was used by the delegates of Sunnhordland in 1344 on the document to install king Haakon V of Norway. It was thus the oldest symbol used for the region and adapted as the arms and flag in 1961. The symbols refer to the patron saint of the guild, Saint Olav, King of Norway, whose symbol is an axe.[3]

Coat of arms

The coat-of-arms were officially granted on 1 December 1961. They were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but the general design had been originally used in the Sunnhordland 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 axes that are crossed with a golden crown above them.[4]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
176963,757—    
1900205,771+222.7%
1950308,164+49.8%
1960338,265+9.8%
1970369,430+9.2%
1980388,084+5.0%
1990407,427+5.0%
2000435,219+6.8%
2010477,175+9.6%
2014508,500+6.6%
Source: Statistics Norway.[5][6]
Religion in Hordaland[7][8]
religion percent
Christianity
87.34%
Islam
0.77%
Buddhism
0.22%
Other
11.67%

Hordaland county had been around for more than one thousand years. In the 7th century, the area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating and was known as Hordafylke from around the year 900. In the early 16th century, Norway was divided into four len. The Bergenhus len was headquartered in Bergen and encompassed much of western and northern Norway.[9]

In 1662, the lens were replaced by amts. Bergenhus amt originally consisted of the present-day areas of Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Sunnmøre and the far northern Nordlandene amt was subordinate to Bergenhus. In the 1680s, Nordlandene and Sunnmøre were split from Bergenhus. In 1763, the amt was divided into northern and southern parts: Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt. When the amt was split, the present day municipality of Gulen was split with the southern part ending up in Søndre Bergenhus amt. In 1773, the border was re-drawn so that all of Gulen was located in the northern part. Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke in 1919.[9]

The city of Bergen was classified as a city-county (byamt) from 1831 to 1972. During that time in 1915, the municipality of Årstad was annexed into Bergen. In 1972, the neighbouring municipalities of Arna, Fana, Laksevåg and Åsane 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.[9]

Government

 
Hardanger is one of Norway's most important sources of fruit, providing approximately 40% of the country's fruit production, including apples, plums, pears, cherries, and redcurrants.

A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. 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, the government of the county was the Hordaland County Municipality. It included 57 members elected to form a county council (Fylkesting). Heading the Fylkesting was the county mayor (fylkesordførar). The last county mayor for the Hordaland County Municipality was Anne Gine Hestetun.

The county also had a County Governor (fylkesmann) who was the representative of the King and Government of Norway. Lars Sponheim was the last County Governor of Hordaland. The municipalities in Hordaland were divided among four district courts (tingrett): Nordhordland, Sunnhordland, Bergen, and Hardanger. Hordaland was also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal district based in Bergen.[9]

Most of the municipalities in Hordaland were part of the Hordaland police district. Gulen and Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county were also part of the Hordaland police district. Bømlo, Etne, Fitjar, Stord and Sveio were a part of the "Haugaland and Sunnhordland" police district, along with eight other municipalities in Rogaland county.[9]

Geography

 
Finse is the highest point of the Norwegian Railway System, located at 1,222 m (4,009 ft) above sea level.

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's main fjords and a great tourist attraction. About half of the National park of Hardangervidda is in this county. The county also includes many well-known waterfalls, such as Vøringsfossen and Stykkjedalsfossen. It also includes the Folgefonna and Hardangerjøkulen glaciers.

More than 60% of the inhabitants live in Bergen and the surrounding area. Other urban or semi-urban centres include Leirvik, Voss and Odda.

 
Panorama over the island of Sotra.
 

Municipalities

Districts

Cities

Parishes

Villages

Former municipalities

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Hordaland county is twinned with:[9]

Christmas Tree

Since 1949 Hordaland has given a Christmas tree to the Scottish Capital city of Edinburgh this is to remember the help given to Norwegians during World War II by Scots however since 2008 the tree has been sourced in Scotland but has remained a gift from the people of Hordaland.[12]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  4. ^ (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  5. ^ http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/12/fob_12_tabeller.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  7. ^ Statistics Norway – Church of Norway.
  8. ^ Statistics Norway – Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006–2010 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ a b c d e f no:Hordaland
  10. ^ The City and the Stril country University of Bergen Grind website.
  11. ^ . Cardiff Council. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway". Scottish Field. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

External links

  • County web site

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For other uses see Hordaland disambiguation Hordaland Urban East Norwegian ˈhɔ rdɑlɑn listen was a county in Norway bordering Sogn og Fjordane Buskerud Telemark and Rogaland counties Hordaland was the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality which is located in Bergen Before 1972 the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland On 1 January 2020 the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county to form the new Vestland county Hordaland fylkeFormer CountyHardangerfjord in July 2012FlagCoat of armsHordaland within NorwayHordaland fylkeHordaland within HordalandShow map of HordalandHordaland fylkeHordaland fylke Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 60 15 N 06 00 E 60 250 N 6 000 E 60 250 6 000 Coordinates 60 15 N 06 00 E 60 250 N 6 000 E 60 250 6 000CountryNorwayCountyHordalandDistrictWestern NorwayEstablished1763 Preceded byBergenhus amtDisestablished1 Jan 2020 Succeeded byVestland countyAdministrative centreBergenGovernment BodyHordaland County Municipality Governor 2010 2019 Lars Sponheim V County mayor 2015 2019 Anne Gine Hestetun Ap Area upon dissolution Total15 460 km2 5 970 sq mi Land14 551 km2 5 618 sq mi Water909 km2 351 sq mi 5 9 Rank 9 in NorwayPopulation 2014 Total508 500 Rank 3 in Norway Density33 km2 85 sq mi Change 10 years 7 9 DemonymHordalending 1 Official language 2 Norwegian formNynorskTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 12Income per capita 148 000 kr 2001 GDP per capita 263 000 kr 2001 GDP national rank 2 in Norway 7 55 of country Data from Statistics Norway Contents 1 Name and symbols 1 1 Name 1 2 Flag 1 3 Coat of arms 2 History 3 Government 4 Geography 5 Municipalities 6 Districts 7 Cities 8 Parishes 9 Villages 10 Former municipalities 11 International relations 11 1 Twin towns Sister cities 11 2 Christmas Tree 12 Notable residents 13 References 14 External linksName and symbols EditName Edit Hordaland Old Norse Hǫrdaland is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919 The first element is the plural genitive case of hǫrdar the name of an old Germanic tribe see Charudes The last element is land which means land or region in the Norwegian language Until 1919 the name of the county was Sondre Bergenhus amt which meant the southern part of Bergenhus amt The old Bergenhus amt was created in 1662 and was divided into Northern and Southern parts in 1763 See also Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane Flag Edit The flag of Hordaland Hordaland s flag shows two golden axes and a crown in red The flag is a banner of the coat of arms derived from the old seal of the guild of St Olav from Onarheim in Tysnes municipality This seal was used by the delegates of Sunnhordland in 1344 on the document to install king Haakon V of Norway It was thus the oldest symbol used for the region and adapted as the arms and flag in 1961 The symbols refer to the patron saint of the guild Saint Olav King of Norway whose symbol is an axe 3 Coat of arms Edit The coat of arms were officially granted on 1 December 1961 They were designed by Magnus Hardeland but the general design had been originally used in the Sunnhordland 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 axes that are crossed with a golden crown above them 4 History EditHistorical populationYearPop 176963 757 1900205 771 222 7 1950308 164 49 8 1960338 265 9 8 1970369 430 9 2 1980388 084 5 0 1990407 427 5 0 2000435 219 6 8 2010477 175 9 6 2014508 500 6 6 Source Statistics Norway 5 6 Religion in Hordaland 7 8 religion percentChristianity 87 34 Islam 0 77 Buddhism 0 22 Other 11 67 Hordaland county had been around for more than one thousand years In the 7th century the area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating and was known as Hordafylke from around the year 900 In the early 16th century Norway was divided into four len The Bergenhus len was headquartered in Bergen and encompassed much of western and northern Norway 9 In 1662 the lens were replaced by amts Bergenhus amt originally consisted of the present day areas of Hordaland Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmore and the far northern Nordlandene amt was subordinate to Bergenhus In the 1680s Nordlandene and Sunnmore were split from Bergenhus In 1763 the amt was divided into northern and southern parts Nordre Bergenhus amt and Sondre Bergenhus amt When the amt was split the present day municipality of Gulen was split with the southern part ending up in Sondre Bergenhus amt In 1773 the border was re drawn so that all of Gulen was located in the northern part Sondre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke in 1919 9 The city of Bergen was classified as a city county byamt from 1831 to 1972 During that time in 1915 the municipality of Arstad was annexed into Bergen In 1972 the neighbouring municipalities of Arna Fana Laksevag and Asane 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 9 Government Edit Hardanger is one of Norway s most important sources of fruit providing approximately 40 of the country s fruit production including apples plums pears cherries and redcurrants A county fylke is the chief local administrative area in Norway 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 the government of the county was the Hordaland County Municipality It included 57 members elected to form a county council Fylkesting Heading the Fylkesting was the county mayor fylkesordforar The last county mayor for the Hordaland County Municipality was Anne Gine Hestetun The county also had a County Governor fylkesmann who was the representative of the King and Government of Norway Lars Sponheim was the last County Governor of Hordaland The municipalities in Hordaland were divided among four district courts tingrett Nordhordland Sunnhordland Bergen and Hardanger Hordaland was also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal district based in Bergen 9 Nordhordland District Court Askoy Austevoll Austrheim Fedje Fjell Fusa Lindas Masfjorden Meland Modalen Os Osteroy Radoy Samnanger Sund Vaksdal Voss Oygarden and Gulen Gulen was actually in neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county Sunnhordland District Court Bomlo Etne Fitjar Kvinnherad Stord Sveio and Tysnes Bergen District Court the city of Bergen Hardanger District Court Eidfjord Granvin Jondal Kvam Odda Ullensvang and UlvikMost of the municipalities in Hordaland were part of the Hordaland police district Gulen and Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county were also part of the Hordaland police district Bomlo Etne Fitjar Stord and Sveio were a part of the Haugaland and Sunnhordland police district along with eight other municipalities in Rogaland county 9 Geography Edit Finse is the highest point of the Norwegian Railway System located at 1 222 m 4 009 ft above sea level 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 s main fjords and a great tourist attraction About half of the National park of Hardangervidda is in this county The county also includes many well known waterfalls such as Voringsfossen and Stykkjedalsfossen It also includes the Folgefonna and Hardangerjokulen glaciers More than 60 of the inhabitants live in Bergen and the surrounding area Other urban or semi urban centres include Leirvik Voss and Odda Panorama over the island of Sotra Municipalities EditAskoy Austevoll Austrheim Bergen Bomlo Eidfjord Etne Fedje Fitjar Fjell Fusa Granvin Jondal Kvam Kvinnherad Lindas Masfjorden Meland Modalen Odda Os Osteroy Oygarden Radoy Samnanger Stord Sund Sveio Tysnes Ullensvang Ulvik Vaksdal VossDistricts EditHardanger Haugaland Mauranger Midhordland Nordhordland Stril 10 Strilelandet Sunnhordland VossCities EditMain article list of towns and cities in Norway Bergen Leirvik OddaParishes EditAlversund Arna Ask Askoy Austevoll Austrheim Bekkjarvik Bergen Bergsdalen Birkeland Biskopshavn Bjoastrand Blomvag Bremnes Bruvik Bomlo Old Bomlo Bones Dale Eid Eidfjord Old Eidfjord Eidsvag Eksingedal Emigrant Erdal Etne Evanger Fana Fedje Finnas Fitjar Fjelberg Fjell Fjaera Foldnes Forde Fridalen Froyset Fusa Fyllingsdalen Gjerde Gjerstad Granvin Grindheim Haga Hamre Hatlestrand Haus Herdla Herlo Hjelme Old Hjelme Holdhus Holmedal Holy Cross Hordabo Boe Hosanger Hundvin Hundvakoy Husnes Halandsdal Jondal Kausland Kinsarvik Knarvik Kvam Kvinnherad Laksevag Landro Landas Lindas Loddefjord Lygra Lykling Manger Masfjorden Meland Mjelde Mo Moster Old Moster Myking Mokster Nesheim Nore Neset Church Norheimsund Nygard Nykirken Nysaeter Odda Olsvik Onarheim Opdal Uggdal Oppheim Os Ostereidet Raundalen Reksteren Roldal before 1848 in Rogaland Salhus Samnanger Sandnes Sandvik Seim Skare Skjold Skanevik Slettebakken Solheim Bergen Solheim Masfjorden St James s St George s St John s St Mark s St Mary s Stamnes Stord Store Kalsoy Storetveit Strandebarm Strandvik Strudshavn Strusshamn Stodle Stole Strodle Sund Sundvor Sveio Saebo Saelen Soreide Takvam Tveit Tysnes Tyssedal Uggdal Ullensvang Ulvik Uppheim Uskedalen Utne Vaksdal Valen Valen Valestrand Varaldsoy Vikw Vikebygd Vikoy Vinje Voss Vossestrand Ytre Arna Ytrebygda AEnes Olen Olve Oystese Akra Akre Alvik Arstad AsaneVillages EditMain article list of villages in Hordaland Abbedisso Algroyna Alsaker Alveim Alver Alverstraumen Ask Askeland Lindas Askeland Radoy Auklandshamn Okland Austbygdi Austevollhella Austmarka Austrepollen Austrheim Bakkasund Bekkjarvik Birkeland Blomvag Bolstadoyri Borstrondi Botnen Breistein Bru Strandebarm Bruvik Bovagen Dale Dalekvam Dalegarden Dimmelsvik Djonno Eidfjord Eidsvik Eikelandsosen Eitrheim Erdal Espeland Etnesjoen Etne Evanger Fanahammeren Fana Fedje Finse Fitjar Fjelberg Fjell Fjaera Flatkval Flesland Foldnes Fotlandsvag Frekhaug Fusa Fyllingsdalen Forde i Hordaland Gjermundshamn Ferry Port Gjetingsdalen Granvin Grov Haga Hagavik Haljem Hammarsland Hamre Hanevik Hatlestrand Haugland Haukanes Haus Havra Helle Hernar Heroysund Hjartas Hjellestad Holdhus Holme Holmefjord Horda Hosanger Hundvin Husa Husavik Husnes Hylkje Hoylandsbygda Indre Arna Indre Alvik Io Isdalsto Jondal Kaland Kausland Kinsarvik Kjokkelvik Kleppesto Klokkarvik Knappskog Knarrevik Knarrevik Knarvrika Kolbeinsvik Kolltveit Krokeidet Krossneset Kvitheim Kysnesstranda Laksevag Landro Langevag Lindas Litlabo Loddefjord Lofthus Lonevag Luro Lykling Manger Masfjordnes Mathopen Meland Milde Misje Mo Modalen Mongstad Moster Mosterhamn Movik Mundheim Mokster Nedre Vinjo Nesheim Nesttun Nord Huglo Nordrepollen Nordvik Norheimsund Onarheim Osa Ostereidet Osoyro Reksteren Ringoy Rong Rosendal Rossland Rostoy Rubbestadneset Roldal Sagvag Salhus Seim Sekkingstad Seljestad Skare Skarde Skjelviki Skogsvag Skanevik Sletta Stalheim Stamneshella Stanghelle Steine Storebo Strandvik Straume Strusshamn Sundal Sunde i Sunnhordland Sveio Svortland Sylta Saebo Saebovagen Saebovik Softeland Sore Oyane Sor Huglo Sovik Toska Trengereid Tunes Turoyna Tveitevag Tysse Tyssedal Taelavag Torvikbygd Uggdal Uggdalseidet Ulvik Uskedal Utne Utsylta Utaker Valen Valestrand Valestrandfossen Valevag Vaksdal Varaldsoy Vikadal Vikavagen Vikebygd Vikoy Vinnes Vossevangen Vaga Vage Vage Ytre Arna Ytre Alvik AEnes Olve Ovre Eidfjord Oystese Agotnes Akra Arland Arland ArasFormer municipalities EditMain article list of former municipalities of Norway Alversund Arna Bergen landdistrikt Bremnes Bruvik Eid Evanger Fana Finnas Fjelberg Hamre Haus Herdla Hjelme Hordabo Hosanger Halandsdal Kinsarvik Laksevag Manger Moster Mosteroy Roldal Skanevik Strandebarm Strandvik Saebo Valestrand Varaldsoy Vikebygd Vossestrand Olen Arstad AsaneInternational relations EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway Twin towns Sister cities Edit Hordaland county is twinned with 9 Lower Normandy France Kaunas Lithuania Cardiff Wales 11 Orkney Islands Northern Isles ScotlandChristmas Tree Edit Since 1949 Hordaland has given a Christmas tree to the Scottish Capital city of Edinburgh this is to remember the help given to Norwegians during World War II by Scots however since 2008 the tree has been sourced in Scotland but has remained a gift from the people of Hordaland 12 Notable residents EditOle Bull 1810 1880 composer violinist Tore Eikeland 1990 2011 politician Edvard Grieg 1843 1907 composer Nordahl Grieg 1902 1943 writer C J Hambro 1885 1964 politician Julius Christopher Hammer 1798 1877 priest and politician Ludvig Holberg 1684 1754 writer Leif Andreas Larsen Shetlands Larsen 1906 1990 military officer in World War II Christian Michelsen 1857 1925 politician Johan Sebastian Welhaven 1807 1873 writer Kyrre Gorvell Dahll 1991 presents DJ musician Alan Olav Walker 1997 presents DJ musicianReferences Edit Navn pa steder og personer Innbyggjarnamn in Norwegian Sprakradet Forskrift om malvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar in Norwegian Lovdata no Civic heraldry of Norway Norske Kommunevapen Heraldry of the World Retrieved 2015 04 12 Hordaland fylke in Norwegian Archived from the original on 2016 10 04 Retrieved 2008 08 29 http www ssb no fob kommunehefte 12 fob 12 tabeller pdf bare URL PDF Tabell 6 Folkemengde per 1 Januar etter fylke og kommune Registrert 2009 Framskrevet 2010 2030 alternativ MMMM Archived from the original on 2009 08 21 Retrieved 2016 02 07 Statistics Norway Church of Norway Statistics Norway Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway by religion life stance County 2006 2010 Archived 2011 11 02 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e f no Hordaland The City and the Stril country University of Bergen Grind website Home page of Cardiff Council Cardiff s twin cities Cardiff Council 15 June 2010 Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 Retrieved 10 August 2010 Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway Scottish Field 2020 11 03 Retrieved 2021 09 19 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hordaland Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hordaland County web site Map of Hordaland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hordaland amp oldid 1106282062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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