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This is a list of defunct newspapers of Norway.
| Newspaper | Category | Founded | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbeider-Avisa | national | 1924 | 1996 | |
| Arbeideren | national | 1909 | 1929 | |
| Arbeidernes blad | regional | 1898 | 1898 | Published in Ålesund from January to April 1898. [1] [2] The editorial team was a four-member committee consisting of Bernhard Riise (chief editor) [3] and Erik Pettersen, and two other men named Langseth and Barstad. The newspaper was continued by Møringen, but that publication was also only published in 1898. [2] [3] |
| Bergens Adressecontoirs Efterretninger | regional | 1765 | 1889 | |
| Bergens Aftenblad | regional | 1880 | 1942 | |
| Bergens Social-Demokrat | regional | 1922 | 1927 | |
| Bergens Stiftstidende | regional | 1840 | 1855 | |
| Bergensposten | regional | 1854 | 1893 | |
| Buskerud Blad | regional | 1832 | 1961 | |
| Demokraten | regional | 1906 | 2019 | |
| Deutsche Zeitung in Norwegen | national | 1940 | 1944 | |
| Egersundsposten | regional | 1865 | 1940 | |
| Flekkefjords Budstikke | regional | 1874 | 1890 | |
| Folketanken | regional | 1888 | 1945 | |
| Folketidende | regional | 1865 | 1879 | |
| Folkets Framtid | regional | 1947 | 2005 | |
| Follo | regional | 1929 | 1957 | |
| Fosna-Arbeideren | regional | 1926 | 1929 | |
| Fronten | regional | 1932 | 1940 | |
| Grømstad-Posten | regional | 1884 | 1951 | |
| Hamar Dagblad | regional | 1971 | 2022 | |
| Hardanger Arbeiderblad | regional | 1919 | 1949 | |
| Haugesunds Social-Demokrat | regional | 1921 | 1927 | |
| Impressionisten | national | 1886 | 1890 | |
| Karmøens Tidende | regional | 1904 | 1916 | |
| Karmøy-Posten | regional | 1911 | 1939 | |
| Karmsundsposten | regional | 1861 | 1915 | |
| Klassekampen | regional | 1909 | 1940 | |
| Kopervik Tidende | regional | 1912 | 1931 | |
| Kringsjaa | regional | 1893 | 1910 | |
| Kristiansands Stiftsavis og Adressekontors-Efterretninger | regional | 1790 | 1896 | |
| Levanger-Avisa | regional | 1848 | 2015 | |
| Lillesands Tidende | regional | 1886 | 1918 | |
| Lister | regional | 1878 | 1934 | |
| Lister og Mandals Amtstidende | regional | 1909 | 1919 | |
| Lokalposten | regional | 1930 | 1941 | |
| Magazinet | national | 1919 | 2008 | |
| Moss Arbeiderblad | regional | 1920 | 1927 | |
| Moss Dagblad | regional | 1912 | 2009 | |
| Muitalægje | regional | 1873 | 1875 | |
| Nedenes Amts Landbotidende | regional | 1879 | 1903 | |
| Norges Kommunistblad | national | 1923 | 1929 | |
| Norsk Landboeblad | national | 1809 | 1817 | |
| Norsk-Tysk Tidsskrift | national | 1942 | 1945 | |
| NS Månedshefte | regional | 1941 | 1945 | |
| Ny Tid | national | 1953 | 2011 | |
| Odda Nyhetsblad | regional | 1925 | 1946 | |
| Orientering | regional | 1952 | 1975 | |
| Østfold-Posten | regional | 1917 | 1990 | |
| Øvre Smaalenene | regional | 1902 | 2003 | |
| Rogaland | regional | 1905 | 1919 | |
| Rogalands Avis | regional | 1899 | 2024 | |
| Saǥai Muittalægje | regional | 1904 | 1911 | |
| Samleren | regional | 1909 | 1960 | |
| Sarpen | regional | 1854 | 1991 | |
| Skiens Ugeblad | regional | 1830 | 1885 | |
| Skiensposten | regional | 1864 | 1884 | |
| Solungen | regional | 1904 | 1914 | |
| Søndenfjeldske Avis | regional | 1892 | 1903 | |
| Sportsmanden | regional | 1913 | 1933 | |
| Stavanger Avis | regional | 1888 | 1911 | |
| Stavanger Socialdemokrat | regional | 1921 | 1927 | |
| Trondheims-Pressen | regional | 1945 | 1945 | |
| Tvedestrand og Omegns Avis | regional | 1902 | 1948 | |
| Verdens Gang | national | 1868 | 1923 | |
| Vestkysten | regional | 1987 | 1987 | |
| Vestlands-Posten | regional | 1878 | 1916 |
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.
Fjell is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Midhordland. The municipality consisted of several islands west of the city of Bergen, the major ones being Litlesotra, the northern part of Store Sotra, Bildøy, Bjorøy, Misje, and Turøy. The administrative centre of Fjell is the village of Straume. Some of the villages in Fjell included Ågotnes, Fjell, Foldnes, Knappskog, Knarrevik, Kolltveit, Landro, and Sekkingstad. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county.
Askøy is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the urban village of Kleppestø on the southeastern shore of the island of Askøy.
Bergens Tidende is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo.
Per Andreas Hildhe Kleppe was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.
Bergen landdistrikt is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1877 when it was merged into the neighboring city of Bergen. Bergen landdistrikt encompassed about 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) of land surrounding the city of Bergen, including the present neighborhoods of Møhlenpris, Nygård, Kalfaret, Sandviken, and Ytre Sandviken as well as the mountains Fløyfjellet and Sandviksfjellet.
Tore Pryser is a Norwegian historian who has served as professor at the Lillehammer University College since 1993.
Ålesund, sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district. The town is a sea port and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. Although sometimes internationally spelled by its older name Aalesund, this spelling is obsolete in Norwegian. However, the local football club Aalesunds FK still carries that spelling, having been founded before the official change.
Fana is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality was located in the central part of the Bergen Peninsula, south of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nesttun. The roughly 200-square-kilometre (77 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1972 when it had 44,402 residents, making it one of the most populous municipalities in the nation. The area of the former municipality encompassed the southern half of the present-day Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, it specifically included the present-day boroughs of Fyllingsdalen, Ytrebygda, and Fana, as well as the southern part of the borough of Årstad.
Gunnar Ousland was a Norwegian editor, writer, trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties. He started out as a temperance activist and trade unionist before serving as a politician and in the party press. He edited several magazines and newspapers, including an illegal newspaper during World War II. He was later one of the proponents for the Common Program, and wrote historical books.
Trond Bergh is a Norwegian economic historian, and researcher at the Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation of the BI Norwegian Business School.
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Åsane is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1904 until 1972. The 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality encompassed the northern part of the Bergen Peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present-day borough of Åsane in the city-municipality of Bergen. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eidsvåg. The main church for the municipality was Åsane Church. Historically, the area was called Aasene, but with spelling reforms in the Norwegian language, the modern spelling has been Åsane since about 1920.
Årstad is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 21.37-square-kilometre (8.25 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1915 when it was merged into the city of Bergen. The municipality of Årstad was a southern suburb of the city of Bergen, mostly located in the valley to the south of the bay Store Lungegårdsvannet and the Puddefjorden all the way south to the village of Nattland. The administrative centre of Årstad was the village of Kronstad. The mountain Ulriken lies to the east of Årstad and the mountain Løvstakken lies to the west. The municipality is named after the medieval farm Alrekstad, located on this site. The area of the old municipality somewhat corresponds to the present-day borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen.
Daniel Smith Thrap was a Norwegian priest, historian and author.
Alfred Eriksen was a Norwegian priest, politician, newspaper editor and non-fiction writer.
Arvid Gilbert Hansen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.
Arbeidet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Bergen in Hordaland county.
Axel Christian Zetlitz Sømme was a Norwegian educator, economist and geographer. During the 1920s, he was a political activist, magazine editor and newspaper editor.
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