Vestfold - Article Index

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 - 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 - 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 - Buskerud: Encyclopedia - Buskerud
Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county admini...   » Read the article

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 - Ynglingatal: Encyclopedia - Ynglingatal
Ynglingatal is a skaldic poem listing the kings of the House of Ynglings. Although, there was a hypothesis of a late origin during the ea...   » 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 - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Middle East & North Africa. Alger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Østlandet: Encyclopedia Ii - Østlandet - Geography
The region is delimited by mountains in the north and west, by the Swedish border to the east and by Viken and Skagerrak to the south. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Norway - Executive Branch
There are no direct elections to the executive branch, as the monarchy is hereditary. Following parliamentary elections, the leader of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petty Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Petty Kingdom - Petty Kingdoms Of England
Main article: Heptarchy Before the Kingdom of England was established as a united entity, there were various kingdoms in the area - of wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of International Baccalaureate Schools: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of International Baccalaureate Schools - Schools Offering The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
List of International Baccalaureate schools - Argentina. New Model International School, Buenos Aires Northlands School, Olivos, Bueno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - History
According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1048 by king Harald Hardråde. Recent archaeological research has uncovered Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ynglingatal: Encyclopedia Ii - Ynglingatal - Evidence Against The Late Hypothesis
Many have pointed out that if the work actually is a propaganda work from the 12th century, why does it not end with a famous king such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kongsberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Kongsberg - The History Of An Industrial Town
Kongsberg is particularly known for its old silver mines, from which roughly 1,350 tonnes of silver was extracted between the discovery o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - Construction
Archaeological surveys have shown that stave churches, as they are best represented today by the Borgund stave church, descend from palis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwegian Dialects: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwegian Dialects - Distinctions Among Dialects
There are many ways to distinguish among Norwegian dialects. These criteria are drawn from the work Johnsen, Egil Børre (ed.) (1987) Vå...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Africa. Algeria Heads of state of Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - History
In the 9th century Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms. According to tradition, Harald Fairhair gathered the small kingdoms in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telemark: Encyclopedia Ii - Telemark - History
Some old historians used to believe that in the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Telemark was a petty kingdom. This is, however,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Toll Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Toll Roads - Australia
List of toll roads - New South Wales. Sydney Harbour Bridge and parallel Sydney Harbour Tunnel M1 Eastern Distributor M2 Hills Motorwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandefjord: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandefjord - History
One of the most important remains from the Viking age was found at the grave site Gokstadhaugen in Sandefjord. The Gokstad ship was found...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - History
In the 9th century Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms. According to tradition, Harald Fairhair gathered the small kingdoms in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oppdal: Encyclopedia Ii - Oppdal - History
Oppdal is an alpine community with roots back to the Norwegian Iron Age. Its location seems predicated on its being at a crossroads for t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Norway - Executive Branch
There are no direct elections to the executive branch, as the monarchy is hereditary. Following parliamentary elections, the leader of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Culture
Famous Norwegians include the playwrights/novelists Baron Ludvig Holberg and Henrik Ibsen, explorers Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Demographics
The Norwegian population is 4.6 million and increases by 0.4% per year (estimate July 2004). Ethnically most Norwegians are Nordic / Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Geography
The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers, and its coastline of over 83,000 km [2] is punctuated by steep-slo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Economy
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government interv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Subdivisions
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called fylker (singular fylke) and 431 kommuner (singular kommune). Fylke and kommune a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwegian Dialects: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwegian Dialects - Social Dynamics And Dialects
Up until the 20th century, rural dialects were considered an attribute of the uneducated provincial class in Norway. Social mobility invo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oppdal: Encyclopedia Ii - Oppdal - Geography
Most of Oppdal's area is mountainous, much of it above the treeline. In the valleys around creeks and the river, there are some spruce an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandefjord: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandefjord - Physical Environment
The two peninsulas called Østerøya and Vesterøya have a total coastline of 146 km, and form the Sandefjordsfjord and Mefjord. The coas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandefjord: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandefjord - Cityscape
Sandefjord has a good selection of restaurants and cafés. What is possibly Norway’s best gourmet restaurant is located here in a moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwegian Dialects: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwegian Dialects - Evolution Of Dialects
Owing to geography and climate, Norwegian communities were often isolated from each other until the early 20th century. As a result, loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kongsberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Kongsberg - Culture And Music In Kongsberg
With the population increase during the town's silver mining heyday of the mid-sixteenth century came the need for a new church, which wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Politics
Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Royal House is a branch of the princely family of Glü...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kongsberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Kongsberg - Geography; Road And Rail Links
The neighbouring municipalities of Kongsberg are Flesberg to the north, Øvre Eiker and Hof to the east, Lardal, Siljan and Skien to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - Archaeological Sites And Dismantled Churches
Many stave churches are now long gone. The full list of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches Iceland Thorarinsstadir arc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Counties
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called fylker (singular fylke) and 431 kommuner (singular kommune). Fylke and kommune a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Politics
Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Royal House is a branch of the princely family of Glü...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Geography
The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers, and its coastline of over 83,000 km [2] is punctuated by steep-slo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Economy
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government interv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Demographics
The Norwegian population is 4.6 million and increases by 0.4% per year (estimate July 2004). Ethnically most Norwegians are Nordic / Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of International Baccalaureate Schools: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of International Baccalaureate Schools - Schools Offering The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
List of International Baccalaureate schools - Canada. Archbishop MacDonald High School Holy Trinity Catholic High School Strathcona-T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Toll Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Toll Roads - Canada
List of toll roads - British Columbia. Coquihalla Highway List of toll roads - New Brunswick. Confederation Bridge List of toll ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Toll Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Toll Roads - United Kingdom
List of toll roads - England. Aldwark Bridge Batheaston Bridge Cartford Bridge Clifton Suspension Bridge Dartford Crossing (Dartford T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Culture
Famous Norwegians include the playwrights/novelists Baron Ludvig Holberg and Henrik Ibsen, explorers Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - Communications
Oslo - Air. Oslo Airport Gardermoen served by high speed train (Flytoget) Sandefjord Airport Torp (Vestfold) Oslo - Sea. There are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - The Old Stave Churches
Norway Borgund stave church¹, Sogn og Fjordane, — end of the 12th century Eidsborg stave church¹, Telemark, — the middle of the 13...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - Architecture And Decoration
Even though the wooden churches had structural differences, they give a recognizable general impression. Formal differences may hide comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - Later Stave Churches And Replicas
Stave churches are a very popular phenomenon and several are built or rebuilt around the world. The two most copied are Borgund and Hedar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Norway - Judicial Branch
The Norwegian legal system is a mixture of customary law, civil law system, and common law traditions; the Supreme Court renders advisory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Norway - Administrative Divisions
The mainland of Norway is divided into 19 counties (fylker, singular fylke): Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stave Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Stave Church - History
Stave churches were once common in Northern Europe. In Norway alone a total of about 1000 churches are believed to have been built, altho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ynglingatal: Encyclopedia Ii - Ynglingatal - The Late Origin Hypothesis
The authenticity of this poem has been questioned by Krag (1991), who believed it to be a 12th century propaganda work fabricated to enha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - Administration
The city of Oslo constitutes a county of Norway. It is governed by a city government (Byråd) based on the principle of Parliamentarism. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - Sports
Oslo was the host city for the 1952 Winter Olympic Games. Except for the downhill skiing at Norefjell, all events took place within the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - Historical Population
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Encyclopedia - Petty Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Petty Kingdom - Petty Kingdoms Of Iberia
The Christian petty kingdoms of Iberia included: Aragon Asturias Castile León Navarre Portugal (Briefly united with Spain by a personal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Norway - Dependent Areas
Norway has three dependent areas: Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, Peter I Island off West Antarctica and Dronning Maud Land in...   » Read the article