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The counties in Norway are called fylke (singular) and fylker (plural). This name comes from the Old Norse word fylki which means "district" or "county", but it is similar to the same root as "folk".
Apr 9, 2024 · These counties, known as “fylker” in Norwegian, are important administrative divisions. But they also serve as a window into the diverse cultural, historical, and natural beauty that Norway has to offer. Norway has 15 counties.
Norges fylker[a] er undernasjonale, geografiske områder mellom staten og kommunene. Norge har 15 fylker. Fylkesinndelingen ble i hovedssak etablert i 1671, da under navnet amt (endret til fylker 1. januar 1919), med noen senere oppdelinger og endringer.
May 27, 2010 · Similar to the 50 states of the United States, Norway as et land (a country) is divided into 19 fylker (counties), or politiske administrative regioner (take a guess-political administrative regions), which are further subdivided into a total of 431 kommuner (municipalities).
A county municipality (Norwegian: Fylkeskommune) is the public elected body that is responsible for certain public administrative and service tasks within a county. Each county is governed as a county municipality, with the exception of Oslo, which is both a municipality and a county municipality.
Currently, Norway is divided into 19 fylker (counties). In addition to Nord- and Sør-Trøndelag which are due to merge in 2018 , there is Østfold, Akershus, Oslo, Hedmark, Oppdal, Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal, Nordland, Troms and Finnmark.
Sep 19, 2024 · The counties in Norway are called fylke (singular) and fylker (plural). This name comes from the Old Norse word fylki which means "district" or "county", but it is similar to the same root as "folk".
