Counties of Norway - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Counties Of Norway: Encyclopedia - Counties Of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker (Bokmål) / fylke (Nynorsk); ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestfold: Encyclopedia - Vestfold
Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg. Vestfold is located west of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troms: Encyclopedia Ii - Troms - Geography
Troms has a very rugged and indented coastline facing the Norwegian Sea. However, the large and mountaineous islands along the coast prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sør-trøndelag: Encyclopedia Ii - Sør-trøndelag - Districts
The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Orkdalen, Gauldalen and the Fosen peninsula. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestfold: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestfold - History
The family of Harald Fairhair, who is said to be the first king of the whole Norway, was from this area. At that time Vestfold, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oppland: Encyclopedia Ii - Oppland - History
In the late Iron Age, Oppland was a petty kingdom. Some kings of Oppland: Eystein, father of Åsa who married Halfdan Hvitbeinn (see Yng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestfold: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestfold - History
The family of Harald Fairhair, who is said to be the first king of the whole Norway, was from this area. At that time Vestfold, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nord-trøndelag: Encyclopedia Ii - Nord-trøndelag - Districts
The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. From south to north, these are Stjørdalen, Innherad and Namdalen. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Østfold: Encyclopedia Ii - Østfold - History
In the Viking Age, the area was part of Vingulmark, which in turn was part of Viken and included Båhuslen. It and was partly under Swedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troms: Encyclopedia Ii - Troms - Economy
The county is mainly mountainous; but with some surprisingly lush valleys, however much of the interior supports livestock raising as onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troms: Encyclopedia Ii - Troms - History
There were settlements along the coast of more southern areas of North Norway in the bronze age, possibly reaching as far north as southe...   » Read the article