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 Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county.
Samnanger is a municipality in the Midhordland region of Vestland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tysse. Other main villages in the municipality include Haga and Bjørkheim in Nordbygda. The municipality is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. It surrounds the inner part of the Samnangerfjorden and the surrounding valleys. There are mountains that surround the municipality. The development of hydroelectric power plants started here in 1909.
Lars Sponheim is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He served as County Governor of Vestland from 2010 to 2022, having served as the County Governor of Hordaland from 2010 until the office was merged with that of neighboring Sogn og Fjordane in 2019.
Nilsen is a surname of Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Nils". Notable people with this name include:
Finnås is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 225-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) municipality, which existed from 1838 until 1916, was located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Originally, the municipality encompassed all of the island of Bømlo, the small surrounding islands, and the mainland located south of the Bømlafjorden. It was located in the present-day municipalities of Bømlo and Sveio.
Trond Helleland is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He has served as member of parliament for Buskerud since 1997 and was his party's parliamentary leader between 2013 and 2021.
Øyvind Halleraker is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.
Torbjørn Hansen is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party (Høyre). He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.
Svein Alsaker is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1985 until 1993. He was also a County Governor for both Finnmark and Hordaland counties.
Oddvard Nilsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Helen Nordeide Fløisand is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Håkon Randal was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Brynjulf Larsen Bergslien was a noted Norwegian sculptor.
Ronny Nilsen is a former Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin. He represented the Hordaland club IL Norna-Salhus. He was a policeman in Oslo for many years, but since 1 September 2008 he is the head of sport of Norges Friidrettsforbund.
Henning Warloe is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as a member of parliament for Hordaland between 2009 and 2013. A native of Bergen, he sat in the municipal government between 2003 and 2009 before making a return between 2014 and 2015.
Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name Christianus, which in turn comes from the Greek word khristianós, which means "follower of Christ".
Bremnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bremnes in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It has sections for association football, team handball, basketball, track and field and gymnastics.
Erling Løseth was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party.
Peter Christian Frølich is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as a member of parliament for Hordaland since 2013.
Ove Bernt Trellevik is a Norwegian military officer, economist, and politician for the Conservative Party. A former officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy and former mayor of Sund, he has been member of the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland since 2013.
