Sogn og 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 county administration was in the village of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. The largest town in the county was Førde.
Luster is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is the village of Gaupne. Other villages in Luster include Fortun, Hafslo, Indre Hafslo, Jostedal, Luster, Nes, Ornes, Skjolden, Solvorn, and Veitastrond.
Eid is a former municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Nordfjordeid was the administrative center of the municipality. Other larger villages in Eid included Mogrenda, Stårheim, Haugen, Kjølsdalen, Heggjabygda, and Lote.
Fjord1 MRF formerly called Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar, short form MRF is a regional Norwegian transportation company, part of the Fjord1 Nordvestlandske group. The company headquarters are in Molde.
Fjord1 ASA is a Norwegian transport conglomerate, formed in 2001 by the merger of Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar and Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane. The company itself is a holding company for its numerous subsidiaries. Company headquarters are located in the town of Florø; however, the headquarters of the important ferry division are located in the town of Molde. The company has 75 ships, 394 buses and 147 trucks and transported 24 million passengers in 2005.
Vevring is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the land surrounding the western part of the Førdefjorden on both the north and south shores of the fjord in what is now Kinn, Askvoll, and Sunnfjord municipalities in Vestland county. It stretched from the Ålasundet strait in the east to the mouth of the fjord in the west and from the Steindalen valley in the north to the mountains south of the fjord. The municipality was 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) in 1964 when it was dissolved.
Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane is a Norwegian transport company. It is a subsidiary of the Fjord1 Nordvestlandske conglomerate and primarily runs ferry, passenger and freight traffic in Vestland county.
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen (1801–1879) was a Norwegian businessman and politician.
Nils Samuelson Dvergsdal (1842–1921) was a Norwegian politician.
Per Drageset is a Norwegian civil servant.
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet). It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal. The district covers 10,675 square kilometres (4,122 sq mi) and contains about 35% of the county's population. The largest urban area in Sogn is the village of Sogndalsfjøra, with 3,455 residents. The second largest urban area is the village Øvre Årdal, with 3,397 people.
Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality is the regional governing administration for Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools with 4,500 pupils. It also administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.
The coat of arms of Sogn og Fjordane is an official symbol of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
Eidsfjorden may refer to many different fjords in Norway:
Nordfjorden or Nordfjord may refer to:
SS Kommandøren was a steel-hulled passenger/cargo steamship built in Norway in 1891. She served as a communications link between the regional capital of Western Norway, Bergen, and the various communities of Sogn og Fjordane county.
Førde is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway.
