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Hordaland fylke
Coat of airms o Hordaland fylke
Coat airms
Hordaland athin Norawa
Hordaland athin Norawa
KintraNorawa
CoontyHordaland
RegionVestlandet
Coonty IDNO-12
Offeecial leid formNynorsk
DemonymHordalending
Admeenistrative centreBergen
Govrenment
GovrenorLars Sponheim
Venstre
(2010–present)
Coonty mayorTorill Selsvold Nyborg
Kristelig Folkeparti
(2003–present)
Area
(#9 in Norawa, 4.78% o Norawa's land aurie)
• Total15460 km2(5,970 sq mi)
• Laund14551 km2(5,618 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total555,000
• Density36/km2(93/sq mi)
• Chynge (10 years)
7.9 %
• Rank in Norawa
3 (9.72% of country)
Time zoneUTC+01(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02(CEST)
Income (per caipita)148,300NOK
GDP(per caipita)263,056NOK(2001)
Naitional Rank:2 (7.55% o kintra)
Websitewww.hordaland.no
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%
2020?531,785+11.4%
2030?584,196+9.9%
Source:Statistics Norway[1][2].
Religion in Hordaland[1][2]
religion percent
Christianity
87.34%
Islam
0.77%
Buddhism
0.22%
Ither
11.67%

Aboot this soondHordalandis acoontyinNorawa,borderinSogn og Fjordane,Buskerud,TelemarkanRogaland.Hordaland is the third largest county efterAkershusanOslobi population. The coonty admeenistration is locatit inBergen.Afore 1972, the ceety o Bergen wis its awn separate coonty apairt frae Hordaland.

Aboot the Coonty

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The nameHordaland

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Hordaland (Auld Norse:Hǫrðaland) is the auld name o the region which wis revivit in modren times. The first element is the pluralgenitive caseohǫrðar,the name o an auldGermanictribe (seeCharudes). The last element islandwhich means "land" or "region".

Till 1919 the name o the coonty wisSøndre Bergenhus amtwhich meant "(the) soothren (pairt o) Bergenhusamt".(The auldBergenhus amtwis creatit in 1662 an wis dividit in 1763.)

Coat o airms

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TheCoat o airmswur offeecially grantit on 1 December 1961. They were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but the general design haed been oreginally used in theSunnhordlandregion durin the 14t century. In the early 20t century, leaders o the coonty began uisin the auld airms as a seembol for the coonty ance again. The airms are on a red backgrund an consist o twa gowdenaxesthat are crossed wi a gowdencrounabuin them.[3]

The flag o Hordaland

The flag o Hordaland shows twa gowden axes an a croun in red. The flag is a banner o thecoat o airmsderivit frae the auld seal o the guild of St. Olav from Onarheim inTysnesmunicipality. This seal wis uised bi the delegates oSunnhordlandin 1344 on the document tae instaw kingHaakon V o Norawa.It wis thus the auldest seembol uised for the region an adaptit as the airms an flag in 1961. The seembols refer tae the patron saunt o the guild,Saunt Olav,King o Norawa, whose seembol is an axe.

The flag was officially granted on December 1, 1961.[4]

Hordaland coonty haes been aroond for mair nor ane thoosan years. Syne the 7t century, the aurie wis made up o monypetty kinricksunner theGulatingan wis kent asHordafylkesyne aroond the year 900. In the early 16t century, Norawa wis dividit intae fowerlen.TheBergenhus lenwis heidquairtered inBergenan encompassed hintle o wastren an northren Norawa.[5]

In 1662, thelenswur replacit biamts.Bergenhus amtconsistit o Hordaland,Sogn og Fjordane,Sunnmøre,TromsanNordland.In 1763, theamtwis dividit intae northren an soothren pairts:Nordre Bergenhus amtanSøndre Bergenhus amt.Søndre Bergenhus amt wis re-namitHordaland fylkein 1919.[5]

The ceety oBergenwis classifeed as a ceety-coonty(byamt)frae 1831-1972. Durin that time in 1915, the municipality oÅrstadwis annexed intae Bergen. In 1972, the neebourin municipalities oArna,Fana,LaksevåganÅsanewur annexed intae the ceety o Bergen. At that same time an aw, the ceety o Bergen lost its coonty status, an became a pairt o Hordaland coonty.[5]

Govrenment

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A coonty(fylke)is the chief local admeenistrative aurie inNorawa.The whole kintra is dividit intae 19 counties. A coonty is an election aurie an aw, wi popular votes takkin place ivery 4 years. In Hordaland, 57 members are electit tae form acoonty council(Fylkesting).Heading theFylkestingis the coonty mayor(fylkesordførar).Syne 2003, theHordaland coonty municipalityhaes been led biTorill Selsvold Nyborg,the coonty mayor.

The coonty haes aCoonty Govrenor(fylkesmann)an aw who is the representative o theKeenganGovrenment o Norawa.Lars Sponheimis theCoonty Govrenor o Hordaland.

The municipalities in Hordaland are dividit amang fowerdestrict courts(tingrett):Nordhordland,Sunnhordland,BergenanHardanger.Hordaland is pairt o theGulating Court o Appealdestrict based in Bergen an aw.[5]

Hardangeris ane o Norawa's maist important sources ofruitan constitutes approximately 40% o the naitional fruit production, includinaiple,ploum,peir,wild cherryanredcurrant.

Maist o the municipalities in Hordaland are pairt o the Hordalandpolis destrict.GulenanSolundinSogn og Fjordanecoonty are pairt o the Hordaland polis destrict an aw.Bømlo,Etne,Fitjar,StordanSveioare a pairt o the"HaugalandanSunnhordland"polis destrict, alang wi aicht ither municipalities inRogalandcoonty.[5]

Geography

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Finse is the heichest point o the Norwegian Railway System, locatit at 1222m. abuin sea level.

Hordaland is semi-circular in shape. It is locatit on thewastren coast o Norawa,split frae soothwast tae northeast bi the lang, deepHardangerfjorden,ane oNorawa's mainfjordsan a great tourist attraction. Aboot hauf o the Naitional pairk oHardangerviddais in this coonty. The coonty includes mony well-kentwaterfawso Norawa an aw, such asVøringsfossenanStykkjedalsfossen.It includes theFolgefonnaanHardangerjøkulenglaciersan aw.

Mair nor 60% o the inhabitants live inBergenan the surroondin aurie. Ither urban or semi-urban centres includeLeirvik,VossanOdda.

Municipalities

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In 1837, the coonties wur dividit intae local admeenistrative units each wi their awn govrenments. The number an borders o thesemunicipalitieshae chyngit ower time, an at present there are 33 municipalities in Hordaland.

Municipalities o Hordaland
Key
  1. Askøy
  2. Austevoll
  3. Austrheim
  4. Bergen
  5. Bømlo
  6. Eidfjord
  7. Etne
  8. Fedje
  9. Fitjar
  10. Fjell
  11. Fusa
  12. Granvin
  13. Jondal
  14. Kvam
  15. Kvinnherad
  16. Lindås
  17. Masfjorden
  1. Meland
  2. Modalen
  3. Odda
  4. Os
  5. Osterøy
  6. Øygarden
  7. Radøy
  8. Samnanger
  9. Stord
  10. Sund
  11. Sveio
  12. Tysnes
  13. Ullensvang
  14. Ulvik
  15. Vaksdal
  16. Voss

Destricts

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Map o Hordaland Destricts an Municipalities
Nordhordland
Midthordland
Sunnhordland
Hardanger
Voss

Hordaland is conventionally dividit intaetraditional destricts.The inland destricts areHardangeranVossan the coastal destricts areSunnhordland,MidhordlandanNordhordland[sic].Strilelandetis the name o a mair informal region commonly held tae encompass Midhordland an Nordhordland.Strilis a name the inhabitants oBergenapply tae the fowk livin in the traditionally agricultural auries surroondin the ceety.

Sister regions

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Hordaland coonty haes the follaein offeecial sister regions:[5]


References

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  1. "Statistics Norway - Church of Norway".Archived fraethe originalon 11 Mey 2020.Retrieved17 Januar2021.
  2. "Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010".Archived fraethe originalon 2 November 2011.Retrieved22 Mey2012.
  3. "Hordaland fylke".Archived fraethe originalon 4 October 2016.Retrieved29 August2008.(in Norse)
  4. "Norske Kommunevåpen - HORDALAND".www.ngw.nl. Archived fraethe originalon 14 Mey 2012.Retrieved22 Mey2012.
  5. abcdef"Hordaland".Norwegian Bøkmal Wikipedia.Retrieved29 August2008.(in Norse)

Freemit airtins

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