Hordaland

Hordaland is a former county in West Norway. Hordaland stretched from the weather-beaten islands on the North Sea coast, through the gentle fertile slopes of the great fjords, toward alpine mountains with glaciers and high plateaus inland. —Norway's…
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is 's second largest city and the most popular gateway to the fjords of West Norway. The city is renowned for its great location amidst mountains, fjords, and the ocean.

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is a municipality in the inner part of Hordaland, between the great fjords of Sogn and . is known to be the adventure capital of Norway.

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is an island in Hordaland county, . Located directly north-west of , parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to by a short bridge.

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is a traditional region in Hordaland, . It comprises the Hardangerfjord, the surrounding shores and valleys, and related uplands, mountains and glaciers.

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is an island off the coast of West Norway. It's in an unsheltered position, far from the mainland or other islands, so it has a rough, coastal climate, with mild winters and cool summers.

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is a municipality in Hordaland, which is now Vestland County in Norway. It is located farthest south-east in the county, and with European Route 134 running through it, it serves as a mighty mountainous gateway into the higher inlands.

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is a municipality in Hordaland in . It consists of an arcipelago of islands bordering the North Sea to its west, and is lightly populated with the largest settlement being Storebø with approximately 1000 inhabitants.

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Os is in Hordaland county in . It is south of , and most visitors visit on day trips from the city.

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is a town in the county of Hordaland in . It is located on the island of Stord in the municipality of the same name. Confusingly, Stord municipality as a whole has town status, but is the only town-like settlement in the municipality.

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is the southern coastal region of Hordaland County in West Norway. It lies south of the cities of and .

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is a village in in Vestland county, . The village is located at the end of a small bay at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and the Eidfjorden, where they join to form the main branch of the Hardangerfjorden.

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is a village on the mountain plateau of Hardangervidda between the western and eastern part of . It is the highest situated railway station in Norway, 1222 metres above sea level.

Hordaland

Latitude of center
60.42° or 60° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
6.29° or 6° 17′ 24″ east
Population
524,000
Wiki­data ID
Q50625
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Hordaland” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hordaland”
  • Albanian: “Hordaland”
  • Arabic: “هوردالان”
  • Armenian: “Հորդալան”
  • Asturian: “Hordaland”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xordalann”
  • Basque: “Hordaland”
  • Bavarian: “Hordaland”
  • Belarusian: “Гурдалян”
  • Belarusian: “Хордалан”
  • Bengali: “হর্ডাল্যান্ড”
  • Bishnupriya: “হোর্দলেন্ড”
  • Bosnian: “Hordaland”
  • Breton: “Hordaland”
  • Bulgarian: “Хордалан”
  • Catalan: “Hordaland”
  • Cebuano: “Hordaland Fylke”
  • Chinese: “霍达兰”
  • Chinese: “霍达兰郡”
  • Chinese: “霍達蘭郡”
  • Cornish: “Hordaland”
  • Croatian: “Hordaland”
  • Czech: “Hordaland”
  • Danish: “Hordaland”
  • Dutch: “Hordaland”
  • Esperanto: “Hordaland”
  • Estonian: “Hordaland”
  • Estonian: “Hordalandi maakond”
  • Faroese: “Hordaland fylke”
  • Faroese: “Hordaland fylki”
  • Finnish: “Hordalandin lääni”
  • French: “Comté de Hordaland”
  • French: “Hordaland”
  • Georgian: “ჰორდალანი”
  • German: “Hordaland”
  • Greek: “Χόρνταλαντ”
  • Gujarati: “હોર્ડલેન્ડ”
  • Hebrew: “הורדלנד”
  • Hindi: “होर्डलैंड”
  • Hungarian: “Hordaland megye”
  • Icelandic: “Hörðaland”
  • Indonesian: “Hordaland”
  • Italian: “Hordaland”
  • Japanese: “ホルダラン県”
  • Kannada: “ಹೋರ್ಡಾಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್”
  • Korean: “호르달란주”
  • Latin: “Hordalandia”
  • Latvian: “Hordalanne”
  • Limburgan: “Hordaland”
  • Lithuanian: “Hordalandas”
  • Low German: “Amt Hordaland”
  • Macedonian: “Хордалан”
  • Malay: “Hordaland”
  • Maltese: “Hordaland”
  • Marathi: “हॉर्डालँड”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hordaland”
  • Moksha: “Гордалан”
  • Nauru: “Hordaland”
  • Nepali: “होर्डाल्यान्ड”
  • Northern Sami: “Hordalándda fylka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hordaland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hordaland fylke”
  • Norwegian: “Hordaland”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Hordaland”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hereðaland”
  • Ossetian: “Хордаланн”
  • Persian: “هوردالاند”
  • Polish: “Hordaland”
  • Portuguese: “Hordaland”
  • Pushto: “هوردالاند”
  • Romanian: “Hordaland”
  • Russian: “Хордаланн”
  • Samogitian: “Huordalands”
  • Scots: “Hordaland”
  • Serbian: “Хордаланд”
  • Sinhala: “හොර්ඩලන්තය”
  • Slovak: “Hordaland”
  • Slovenian: “Hordaland”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هوردالاند”
  • Spanish: “Hordaland”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Hordaland”
  • Swahili: “Hordaland”
  • Swedish: “Hordaland fylke”
  • Swedish: “Hordaland”
  • Tamil: “ஹார்டாலன்ட்”
  • Telugu: “హోర్డాలాండ్”
  • Thai: “ฮอร์ดาแลนด์”
  • Turkish: “Hordaland”
  • Ukrainian: “Гордаланн”
  • Urdu: “ہوردالان”
  • Vietnamese: “Hordaland”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hordaland”
  • Welsh: “Hordaland”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہارڈالینڈ”
  • Wu Chinese: “霍达兰郡”
  • “Hordaland”

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