Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in western

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, when it was merged to become part of

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal,

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The c ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...

, and

Hordaland Hordaland () 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 Munici ...

, the county administration was in the village of Hermansverk in

Leikanger municipality Leikanger () is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the ...

. The largest town in the county was

Førde Førde is a former municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center was the town of Førde which in 2016 had 10,255 inhabitants. Other villages in Førd ...

. Although Sogn og Fjordane has some industry, predominantly

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and

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, it is predominantly an agricultural area. Sogn og Fjordane is also home to the Urnes Stave Church and the

Nærøyfjord The Nærøyfjord (or ''Nærøyfjorden'', ) is a fjord in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord, and it is featured on the "Norway in a Nutshell" daytrips for tourists. The long fj ...

, which are both listed by

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s. The

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has campuses in Sogndal and

Name

The name ''Sogn og Fjordane'' was created in 1919; a literal translation is: ''Sogn and the fjords.'' The first element is the name of the region of Sogn, located in the southern part of the county. The last element is the plural definite form of ''fjord'', which refers to the two regions in the county called

Nordfjord Nordfjord ( en, Northern fjord—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district of Norway. Geography The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises the muni ...

and Sunnfjord in the northern and central parts of the county. Prior to 1919, the name of the county was '' Nordre Bergenhus amt'' which meant ''"(the) northern (part of) Bergenhus amt"''. (The old Bergenhus amt, created in 1662, was divided into northern and southern halves in 1763.)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Sogn og Fjordane was granted on 23 September 1983. The arms show the geographical layout of the county: three large blue

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...

s protruding into the white colored land. The three fjords represent the three regions of the county:

(surrounding Nordfjorden), Sunnfjord (with Førdefjorden), and Sogn (surrounding Sognefjorden). Nearly all villages and towns are situated along one of these fjords and the name of the county is based on the fjords.

Written standard

Sogn og Fjordane is the only county in Norway in which all municipalities have declared Nynorsk to be their official written form of the

Norwegian language Norwegian ( no, norsk, links=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regio ...

History

The county consisted of the two historic counties: ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord) and ''Sygnafylke'' (now the Sogn region). These both were formed in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

under the

Gulating Gulating ( non, Gulaþing) was one of the first Norwegian legislative assemblies, or '' things,'' and also the name of a present-day law court of western Norway. The practice of periodic regional assemblies predates recorded history, and was ...

government. They were merged with ''Hordafylke'' (now

) and ''Sunnmørafylke'' (now Sunnmøre) to form the '' Bergenhus len'' in the late Middle Ages. The Bergenhus len was one of four ''len'' in Norway. It was administered from the Bergenhus Fortress in the city of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

. :no:Sogn og Fjordane On 19 February 1662, a royal decree changed the name to ''Bergenhus amt''. The Sunnmøre region was moved to Romsdalen amt in 1689. Later, in 1763, the ''amt'' was divided in half creating: ''Nordre Bergenhus'' and ''Søndre Bergenhus'' (Northern and Southern Bergenhus). Later, on 1 January 1919, ''Nordre Bergenhus amt'' was renamed ''Sogn og Fjordane fylke'' during a period of time when many location names in Norway were changed. In 2017, the Norwegian government announced the merger of this county as well as

into a new county called

.moderniseringsdepartementet, Kommunal- og (7 July 2017). "Regionreform" . Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018

Government

A county ''(fylke)'' is the chief local administrative area in

. The country is divided into 19 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. The Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality was the government that oversaw the county. It was a group of 39 members who were elected to form a

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

''(Fylkesting)''. Heading the ''Fylkesting'' was the county mayor ''(fylkesordførar)''. The last county mayor for the Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality was Åshild Kjelsnes, the county mayor. She replaced

Nils R. Sandal Nils Reielson Sandal (born 9 June 1950 in Breim) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the term 1997–2001. On the local level, he serv ...

, who was county mayor from 2003 until 2011. The county also had a County Governor ''(fylkesmann)'' who was the representative of the

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and Government of Norway. Anne Karin Hamre was the last County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane. She replaced Oddvar Flæte, who was county governor from 1994 until 2011. The municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane were divided among three district courts (''tingrett''): Sogn,

Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

, and

Nordhordland Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of the old Hordaland county (now in Vestland county), north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities Alver, Austr ...

. Sogn og Fjordane was also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal district based in

. * Sogn District Court: Aurland, Balestrand,

Leikanger Leikanger () is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the ...

, Luster,

Lærdal Lærdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri. The old Filefjell Kon ...

, Sogndal, Vik, and

Årdal Årdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Årdalsfjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. The other main village is � ...

* Fjordane District Court: Askvoll, Bremanger, Eid,

Fjaler Fjaler is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Dale. Other places in Fjaler include Espedal, Flekke, Folkestad, Guddal, and Hellevik ...

Flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' ...

, Gaular,

Gloppen Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the ...

, Hornindal,

Hyllestad Hyllestad is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Hyllestad. Other villages in the municipality include Sørbøvågen and Leirvik. Hyl ...

Høyanger Høyanger () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjeb� ...

Jølster Jølster is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Skei. Other villages in the municipality included Helgheim, Ålhus, ...

, Naustdal,

Selje Selje (municipality) was a municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway and was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje was the administrative center this municipality. On 1 January 2020 the municipalit ...

Solund Solund is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway. Holmebåen on the island of Steinsøy is the westernmost point in all of Nor ...

, Stryn, and Vågsøy * Nordhordland District Court: Gulen (and the rest of the

district of the county of

) All of the municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane except Gulen and Solund were part of the Sogn og Fjordane

police district Police district is a form of division of a geographical area patrolled by a police force. The 1885 ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' stated: Police forces using this format include: * Chicago Police Department * Baltimore Police Department * York Re ...

. Gulen and Solund were part of the Hordaland police district.

Geography

It is mainly a rural area with a scattered population. Sogn og Fjordane includes the largest

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...

in mainland Norway,

Jostedalsbreen Jostedal Glacier or is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway. Jostedalsbreen lies in the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Sunnfjord, and Stryn. The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a ...

, in the

Breheimen Breheimen is a mountain range in the Innlandet and Vestland counties in Norway. The area lies west of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain range lies to the northwest of the Sognefjellsvegen road, north of the Sognefjorden, south of the ...

mountain range, and the deepest lake, Hornindalsvatnet. There are also many famous

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...

s located in the area. Ramnefjellsfossen (previously called Utigardfossen) is the tallest in Norway and third tallest in the world and Vettisfossen is one of Norway's highest waterfalls with a vertical drop of . Both are located in the Jotunheim mountains. Cruise ships visit Sogn og Fjordane all summer because of the unique vistas of high mountains and deep blue fjords. The famous

is located in the south of the county. This is a UNESCO listed fjord area. There are several archipelagos, including

Bulandet Bulandet is an archipelago in the sea off the mainland coast of Western Norway. The island group is part of Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It sits about west of the mainland coast of Askvoll. The islands of Værlandet and A ...

, Bremangerlandet and islands around Florø. The westernmost point in Norway proper is Holmebåen in Solund municipality. The island of

Unst Unst (; sco, Unst; nrn, Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of . Unst ...

, part of Shetland Islands is around west of Holmebåen. The terrain changes quite rapidly with mostly smaller mountains on the coastline, gradually increasing to mountains reaching more than . Because of the steep rise in elevation and

s cutting through the terrain, the amount of

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

is very high. Low pressure systems come in from the west and meet the mountains (a phenomenon known as

orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

ing) and cause rain and snowfall.

Transport

Transport is made more difficult because of the fjords and the mountains. The fjords have to be crossed by ferries or rounded, often a large detour. There are four airports in the county, at Florø,

Sandane Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about we ...

and Sogndal. There is only one railway station, Flåm. The county contracts bus and boat companies for bus and boat routes in the county, under the new (2015) brand name Kringom.

Districts

The county is conventionally divided into three traditional districts. These are Sogn (in the south), Sunnfjord (in the centre), and

(in the north). Sogn surrounds Sognefjorden from

on the offshore island of Sula in the

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to the village of Skjolden in Luster along

Lustrafjorden The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, en, Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords ( no, Fjordenes konge), is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the sma ...

, a branch of the Sognefjord. The total length is . The middle district of Sunnfjord actually has two main fjords: Førdefjorden and Dalsfjorden. The northern district surrounds Nordfjorden.

Municipalities

In 1837, the counties were divided into local administrative units, each with their own governments. The number and borders of these municipalities have changed over time, and before the dissolution of the county, there were 26 municipalities in Sogn og Fjordane. Originally the municipalities were the same as the old Church of Norway parishes. # Askvoll # Aurland #

# Balestrand # Bremanger # Eid #

# Gaular #

# Gulen # Hornindal #

# Luster #

# Naustdal #

# Sogndal #

# Stryn # Vik # Vågsøy

Cities

* Florø *

* Måløy

Parishes

* Arnafjord * Askrova * Askvoll * Aurland * Bakka * Balestrand (Tjugum) * Batalden * Berle * Bjordal * Borgund * Old Borgund *

Breim Breim is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Nordfjord in the eastern part of the present-day Gloppen Municipality which is now in Vestland county. The municipality existe ...

* Brekke * Bremanger * Bremangerpollen * Bru (Svanø) * Bygstad (Svanø) *

* Bø * Dale i Fjaler * Dale i Luster * Davik * Eid * Eikefjord * Ervik * Farnes * Feios (Rinde) * Fet * Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) * Fjærland (Mundal) * Florø * Flåm * Folkestad * Fortun * Fresvik * Frøya *

* Gaular * Old Gaupne * Gaupne * Gimmestad * Old Gimmestad * Gjemmestad * Gloppen * Guddal * Gulen (Evindvik) * Hafslo * Hauge * Heggjabygda *

Helgheim Helgheim is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet, about west of the municipal centre of Skei. The village lies along the European route E39 highw ...

Haukedalen Haukedalen is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the Haukedalen valley at the northwestern end of the lake Haukedalsvatnet. The village lies in a fairly remote valley surrounded by the Gaular ...

* Hellevik * Hersvik * Hestad *

Holmedal Holmedal is a village in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Dalsfjorden, about east of the village of Askvoll. The village was a part of Fjaler municipality before 1990 when it wa ...

* Holsen * Hopperstad * Hornindal *

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th c ...

* Husøy (Husø) *

Hyen Straume or Hyen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway. The village lies near the southern end of the Hyefjorden near the mouths of the rivers Åelva and Hopelva. Straume is located about northeast of the lake Eimhjellevatn ...

* Indre Holmedal, see Gaular * Innvik * Joranger * Jostedal * Jølster *

Kaupanger Kaupanger is a village situated along the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 5, about southeast of the municipal centre of Sogndalsfjøra and a ...

* Kinn (Kinden) * Kirkebø, see Kyrkjebø * Kjølsdalen * Kvamsøy * Kyrkjebø * Lavik *

* Leikanger (Leganger) i Selje * Ljosheim * Loen * Luster (Lyster) * Lærdal * Midtgulen * Mjømna (Mjømen) * Mundal (Fjæreland) * Naustdal (Nøssedal) * Nedstryn *

Nes The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...

* Nordal * Norddalsfjord * Nord-Vågsøy * Nordsida * Norum * Nærøy * Olden * Old Olden * Oppstryn * Ortnevik * Randabygd * Rinde * Rugsund *

* Sande *

* Sogndal * Solund (Sulen) * Solvorn * Stavang * Stedje * Stongfjorden * Stryn (Innvik) *

Stårheim Stårheim (or ''Torvika'') is a village in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway. Stårheim is located in the central part of Stad Municipality on the north shore of the Nordfjorden, about west of the municipal center of Nordfjo ...

* Sulen, see Solund * Svanøy * Svelgen * Sæle * Sør-VågsøySør-Vågsøy * Tjugum (Balestrand) *

Totland Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Th ...

* Tønjum * Undredal * Urnes * Utvik * Vangen *

Vangsnes Vangsnes is a village located in the municipality of Vik in Vestland county, Norway. It's located on a relatively flat and fertile peninsula that juts out on the south side of the Sognefjorden, roughly at the midpoint of the fjord which is Norway' ...

Vassenden Vassenden is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the river Jølstra on the western shore of the lake Jølstravatnet, and about north of the lake Holsavatnet. The village has a population (2019) ...

* Veitastrond * Vereid *

Vereide Vereide is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the central part of the eastern shore of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. It sits about northwest of the municipal ce ...

* Vevring (Vefring) * Vik * Vik (Hopperstad, Hove) * Viksdalen * Vilnes *

Værlandet Værlandet is an island in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies immediately east of the Bulandet island group. The island of Alden lies about northeast of Værlandet. The island lies about west of the mainland co ...

* Ytre Holmedal, see Fjaler * Ølmheim * Øn * Ålfoten *

Ålhus Ålhus is a small village in the municipality of Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about ...

Villages

* Arnafjord * Askvoll * Aurlandsvangen *

Austreim Austreim is a village in the municipality of Høyanger in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the Sognefjorden, about southwest of the municipal center of Høyanger, about east of the village of Kyrkjebø, and ...

* Bakka * Balestrand * Barekstadlandet * Barmen *

Barmøya Barmøya or Barmen is a small island in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies just off the mainland between the Stad peninsula and the island of Vågsøy Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane ...

* Berle * Bjordal * Borgund * Brandsøy * Brekke * Bremanger *

Bruland Bruland is a farming village located about east of the town of Førde in the municipality of Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The population (2001) of Bruland was 212. It is located just south of the river Jølstra, along the European rou ...

* Brulandet *

Bryggja Bryggja is a village in southwestern part of Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland, along the northern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about east of the urban areas of Måløy– Dekn ...

* Bygstad *

Byrkjelo Byrkjelo is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about halfway between the villages of Sandane (in Gloppen) and Skei (in Sunnfjord) along the European route E39 highway. The village of Re lies abou ...

* Byrknes * Dale * Dalsøyra * Davik * Degnepoll *

Deknepollen Degnepoll or Deknepollen is a neighborhood in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Deknepollen is located on the mainland and it is an eastern suburb of the town of Måløy (which is located on the island of Vågsøy), which it is conne ...

* Dingja * Eikefjord *

Eimhjellen Eimhjellen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Hyen Straume or Hyen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway. The village lies near the southern end of the Hyefjorden near the ...

Eivindvik Eivindvik is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the north shore of the Gulafjorden. It is also located about south of the village of Dingja (and the ...

* Egge * Ervik * Espedal * Feios *

Fimreite Fimreite is a small village in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits on the south side of the mouth of the Sogndalsfjorden, where it empties into the main Sognefjorden. It is located near the end of a peninsul ...

Fjærland Fjærland or Mundal is a village in Sogndal Municipality, at the end of the Fjærlandsfjorden, in Vestland county, Norway. The Fjærlandfjorden is a branch going north off the Sognefjorden, the longest fjord in Norway. The village area is located ...

* Flatraket * Flekke * Flo * Flåm * Fortun * Fresvik * Frønningen * Gaupne * Gimmestad * Grodås * Grov * Guddal * Gudvangen * Hafslo * Hardbakke *

* Heggjabygda *

* Helle * Hermansverk * Hersvikbygda * Hestad * Holvik *

* Holsen * Hopland * Hovden *

* Håvik *

* Indre Offerdal * Indrevevring * Innvik * Instefjord * Isane * Jostedal * Kalvåg * Kandal *

* Kjølsdalen *

Kjørnes Kjørnes is a small village area in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the inner part of the Sogndalsfjorden, about southeast of the municipal center of Sogndalsfjøra and about northwest of the village of K ...

* Kolgrov * Kvalheim * Kvammen * Kvamsøy * Kyrkjebø * Langenes *

Langhaugane Langhaugane is a village along the river Jølstra in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway, about west of the village of Vassenden, near the western end of the lake Jølstravatnet. ...

* Lavik *

Leirvik Leirvik is a town and the administrative centre of Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town lies along the southern coast of the large island of Stord, along the Hardangerfjorden. The town gained "town status" in 1997. The town ...

* Loen * Losnegard *

Lote Lote may refer to: Places * Lote, Norway, a village in Eid municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway *Lote, India, an area in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra People *Denis Kiwanuka Lote (1938–2022), Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop ...

* Luster *

Lærdalsøyri Lærdalsøyri is the administrative centre of Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Lærdalselvi river where it empties into the Lærdalsfjorden, a branch off of the main Sognefjorden. The village is l ...

* Midtgulen * Mjømna * Mogrenda * Myrdal * Naustdal * Nedstryn *

Nese Nese may refer to: * Nese, Italy, a village in northern Italy * Nese, Norway, a village in south-western Norway * Nese language, an Oceanic language or dialect spoken in Vanuatu * Tony Nese, American professional wrestler See also * Neşe, ...

* Norane * Norddalsfjord *

Nordfjordeid Nordfjordeid is the administrative centre of the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, western Norway. It is located at the end of the Eidsfjorden, an arm off of the main Nordfjorden, west of the large lake Hornindalsvatnet. The village of ...

* Nornes * Nordsida *

Nyttingnes Nyttingnes is a hamlet with 28 inhabitants and 9 houses in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. Nyttingnes is located northwest of the village of Steinhovden and about across the fjord from the village of Brandsøy. The town of ...

* Olden * Oppstryn * Ornes * Ortnevik * Randabygda *

Raudeberg Raudeberg is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy. The villages of Refvika, Vedvika, and Langeneset are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Målø ...

* Re *

Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

* Refvik * Rognaldsvåg * Roset * Rugsund * Rutledal * Rygg *

* Sande * Seimsdalen *

* Silda * Skei * Skjolden * Skorpa *

Sogndalsfjøra Sogndalsfjøra is a village in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. It is located where the river Sogndalselvi runs out in the Sogndalsfjorden, a branch of the large Sognefjorden. The village is located about northwest of the v ...

* Solvorn * Stavang * Steinhovden * Stongfjorden * Straume * Stryn *

Svanøya Svanøy (also called Svanøyna and Brulandet) is an island in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The island is located in the Sunnfjord district of the county. The island lies just to the west of the mainland, in the mouth of the ...

* Svelgen * Sørbøvågen * Sørstranda * Systrond *

Tennebø Tennebø is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is a suburb of the town of Måløy, the centre of which is located about away. The village of Deknepollen, another suburb of Måløy lies about to the northwest. The l ...

Tjugum Tjugum is a village in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden, at the mouth of the Esefjorden, and near the mouth of the Fjærlandsfjorden. It is located about north of ...

* Tønjum * Undredal * Urnes * Utvik * Vadheim *

* Vedvik * Veitastrond *

* Vik * Vikøyri *

Vågsvåg Vågsvåg is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Vågsøy along the Vågsfjorden, a part of the main Nordfjorden. The village looks across the fjord towards the island ...

* Ytre Oppedal * Øvre Årdal * Ålfoten *

* Årdalstangen

Former Municipalities

* Borgund *

* Brekke * Bru * Davik * Eikefjord * Florø * Hafslo * Innvik * Jostedal *

Kinn Kinn is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020. It is in the traditional districts of Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. The municipality is the only non-contiguous municipality in Norway since the municipality of ...

* Kyrkjebø * Lavik * Lavik og Brekke * Nord-Vågsøy * Sør-Vågsøy * Vevring

Gallery

File:Myklebustdalen-sanddal-fjordane.jpg, Myklebustdalen valley east of

File:Stadt Hoddevik.jpg, The village of Hoddevik on the Stad peninsula in

File:Laerdalsoyri03.jpg, Some old houses in

File:Norway Aurland Laerdal.jpg, View from Aurland File:Aurlandsfjord in August 2019 168.jpg, Aurlandsfjord in August 2019

References

External links

County web site

NRK County encyclopedia

Firda – Sogn og Fjordane's largest newspaper

forum.firda.no – Sogn og Fjordane's largest discussion group
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