397:
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1481:
899:
59:
320:. 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
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328:(in Årdal municipality), with 3,397 people (this village used to be the largest, but recently it was passed by Sogndalsfjøra).
874:
563:. Some notable Kings of Sogn were Harald Gullskjegg ("Goldbeard", father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black),
905:
825:
1831:
954:
269:
46:
1787:
1188:
884:
1826:
755:
371:"to suck", referring to the strong tidal streams at the mouth of the fjord. An old name for the district is
879:
866:
1711:
376:
1404:
1621:
1308:
1699:
1687:
1615:
1489:
1010:
1735:
1669:
1717:
1741:
818:
324:(in Sogndal municipality), with 3,455 residents. The second largest urban area is the village
1633:
1513:
1326:
725:
602:
consisted of the inner half of the district which included the present day municipalities of
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661:
1567:
1091:
1038:
641:
289:
8:
1651:
1531:
1501:
1495:
237:
37:
568:
384:
249:
154:
1452:
811:
751:
564:
166:
396:
1754:
1440:
1288:
674:
584:
332:
627:
321:
1422:
325:
925:
1519:
1058:
611:
297:
241:
171:
1293:
1820:
1802:
1789:
1657:
1350:
556:
1603:
351:
1693:
1573:
1213:
1083:
1000:
729:
364:
257:
117:
108:
99:
803:
1723:
1681:
1464:
1338:
1170:
943:
860:
700:
181:
1675:
1410:
1198:
1043:
649:
285:
1705:
1480:
1302:
1236:
1150:
1106:
937:
637:
552:
277:
1591:
1398:
1116:
898:
331:
The district of Sogn comprises the southern part of the former county
1758:
1475:
1428:
1380:
1344:
1203:
1183:
1131:
1096:
1073:
1048:
980:
967:
963:
657:
645:
607:
340:
336:
313:
293:
281:
126:
78:
69:
1627:
1537:
1053:
615:
301:
1762:
1597:
1543:
1434:
1392:
1140:
850:
834:
253:
159:
1663:
1362:
1356:
1221:
1178:
1028:
919:
789:
623:
317:
1561:
1525:
1507:
1458:
1121:
1111:
1063:
1033:
990:
975:
931:
619:
603:
305:
273:
222:
1729:
1645:
1639:
1609:
1585:
1579:
1386:
1374:
1368:
1320:
1251:
1231:
1193:
1068:
985:
913:
856:
838:
653:
309:
265:
147:
1549:
1446:
1416:
1332:
1314:
1246:
1241:
1155:
1101:
1005:
261:
1555:
1226:
1160:
1145:
995:
135:
58:
770:
756:"Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"
382:
which means "people from Sogn" and the last element is
750:
1273:
724:
1818:
636:consisted of the present day municipalities of
819:
367:. The name of the fjord is from the root of
833:
343:are the other two districts in the county.
826:
812:
587:(county). Sogn was further divided into
395:
375:. The first element in this name is the
350:
268:. The district of Sogn consists of the
1819:
418:
196:10,675 km (4,122 sq mi)
1272:
807:
787:
768:
698:
694:
692:
400:Sogndalsfjorden and Barsnesfjorden.
51:Hafslovatnet with Sognefjord behind
13:
744:
413:
14:
1843:
1276:Former Municipalities in Vestland
1479:
1292:
897:
689:
355:Shore community in Sogn, Norway.
57:
45:
574:
781:
762:
730:"Sogn – Sogn og Fjordane"
718:
664:was the administrative center.
630:was the administrative center.
1:
1753:Note: The former counties of
682:
546:
1618: (1838-1869, 1913-1964)
1419: (1838-1861, 1905-1964)
1383: (1867-1965, 1977-2020)
1323: (1850-1861, 1905-1964)
867:Vestland County Municipality
346:
23:District in Vestland, Norway
7:
583:was created as part of the
10:
1848:
391:
15:
1751:
1474:
1287:
1283:
1268:
1264:
1212:
1169:
1130:
1082:
1019:
962:
953:
904:
895:
845:
701:"Sogn i Sogn og Fjordane"
534:
431:—
363:derived from the name of
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213:
205:
200:
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187:
177:
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44:
35:
28:
1832:Petty kingdoms of Norway
248:). It is located in the
217:3.6/km (9.4/sq mi)
752:Statistisk sentralbyrå
401:
356:
260:, the largest/longest
63:Districts of Vestland:
1827:Districts of Vestland
726:Store norske leksikon
405:Historical population
399:
354:
18:Sogn (disambiguation)
1761:were merged to form
670:Nordre Bergenhus amt
585:Nordre Bergenhus amt
539:: Statistics Norway.
238:traditional district
214: • Density
16:For other uses, see
1799: /
1502:Bergen landdistrikt
865:County government:
551:Since early in the
406:
335:. The districts of
1765:on 1 January 2020.
790:"Sogn og Fjordane"
754:(1 January 2012).
404:
402:
357:
256:, surrounding the
206: • Total
193: • Total
1782:
1781:
1778:
1777:
1774:
1773:
1770:
1769:
1744: (1904-1972)
1738: (1838-1915)
1732: (1916-2006)
1726: (1868-1964)
1720: (1902-1964)
1714: (1902-1965)
1708: (1868-1964)
1702: (1924-1964)
1696: (1838-2020)
1690: (1903-1964)
1684: (1838-1965)
1678: (1838-1965)
1672: (1838-1964)
1666: (1964-2020)
1660: (1838-2020)
1654: (1913-2020)
1648: (1916-1963)
1642: (1923-2020)
1636: (1838-1964)
1630: (1838-2020)
1624: (1918-1972)
1612: (1863-2020)
1606: (1903-1964)
1600: (1838-1964)
1594: (1924-1964)
1588: (1910-1964)
1582: (1871-1964)
1576: (1838-1964)
1570: (1838-1964)
1564: (1891-2020)
1558: (1856-2020)
1552: (1838-2020)
1546: (1838-1965)
1540: (1838-1916)
1534: (1838-1972)
1528: (1885-1964)
1522: (1838-1855)
1516: (1870-1964)
1510: (1916-1963)
1504: (1838-1877)
1498: (1964-1972)
1492: (1885-1964)
1467: (1964-2020)
1461: (1838-1964)
1455: (1910-1964)
1449: (1838-2020)
1443: (1910-1964)
1437: (1896-2020)
1431: (1838-2020)
1425: (1861-1905)
1413: (1858-1964)
1407: (1838-1964)
1401: (1838-2020)
1395: (1838-1963)
1389: (1838-1965)
1377: (1838-1963)
1371: (1838-2020)
1365: (1838-2020)
1359: (1861-1964)
1353: (1964-2020)
1347: (1923-1964)
1341: (1838-2020)
1335: (1838-1964)
1329: (1923-1964)
1317: (1886-1964)
1311: (1864-1964)
1305: (1850-2020)
1278:
1260:
1259:
660:. The village of
626:. The village of
591:(Inner Sogn) and
565:Halfdan the Black
544:
543:
231:
230:
1839:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1810:
1809:
1804:
1803:61.183°N 6.800°E
1800:
1797:
1796:
1795:
1792:
1755:Sogn og Fjordane
1483:
1296:
1289:Sogn og Fjordane
1285:
1284:
1274:
1270:
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1266:
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959:
906:Towns and cities
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875:County Governors
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788:Askheim, Svein.
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759:
748:
742:
741:
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675:Sogn og Fjordane
420:
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333:Sogn og Fjordane
133:
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106:
97:
92: Outer Sogn
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86: Inner Sogn
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61:
49:
26:
25:
1847:
1846:
1842:
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1837:
1836:
1817:
1816:
1807:
1805:
1801:
1798:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1783:
1766:
1747:
1470:
1423:Lavik og Brekke
1279:
1256:
1208:
1165:
1126:
1078:
1015:
949:
902:
891:
841:
832:
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786:
782:
767:
763:
749:
745:
735:
733:
723:
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685:
577:
569:Harald Fairhair
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21:
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11:
5:
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1749:
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1727:
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1715:
1709:
1703:
1697:
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1685:
1679:
1673:
1667:
1661:
1655:
1649:
1643:
1637:
1631:
1625:
1619:
1613:
1607:
1601:
1595:
1589:
1583:
1577:
1571:
1565:
1559:
1553:
1547:
1541:
1535:
1529:
1523:
1517:
1511:
1505:
1499:
1493:
1486:
1484:
1472:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1462:
1456:
1450:
1444:
1438:
1432:
1426:
1420:
1414:
1408:
1402:
1396:
1390:
1384:
1378:
1372:
1366:
1360:
1354:
1348:
1342:
1336:
1330:
1324:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1299:
1297:
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1280:
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1234:
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1086:
1080:
1079:
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1076:
1071:
1066:
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1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1023:
1017:
1016:
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1008:
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993:
988:
983:
978:
972:
970:
957:
955:Municipalities
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950:
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947:
941:
935:
929:
923:
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908:
903:
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769:Norseng, Per.
761:
743:
732:(in Norwegian)
717:
687:
686:
684:
681:
666:
665:
631:
595:(Outer Sogn).
576:
573:
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432:
429:
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422:
421:
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411:
393:
390:
348:
345:
270:municipalities
242:Western Norway
229:
228:
225:
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94:
88:
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50:
42:
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36:
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3:
2:
1844:
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1830:
1828:
1825:
1824:
1822:
1815:
1812:
1808:61.183; 6.800
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1084:Nordhordland
1020:
946: (2004)
940: (1997)
934: (1997)
928: (1997)
922: (1860)
916: (1060)
793:
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672:was renamed
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1806: /
1724:Vossestrand
1682:Strandebarm
1441:Nord-Vågsøy
1171:Midhordland
182:Hermansverk
178:Adm. Center
1821:Categories
1706:Valestrand
1604:Hålandsdal
1453:Sør-Vågsøy
1303:Balestrand
1237:Kvinnherad
1151:Ullensvang
1107:Masfjorden
855:Capitals:
771:"Gulating"
683:References
638:Balestrand
600:Indre Sogn
589:Indre Sogn
561:Sygnafylki
553:Viking Age
547:Viking Age
388:"county".
373:Sygnafylki
365:Sognefjord
326:Øvre Årdal
278:Balestrand
258:Sognefjord
246:Vestlandet
201:Population
172:Vestlandet
1759:Hordaland
1712:Varaldsøy
1688:Strandvik
1616:Kinsarvik
1490:Alversund
1476:Hordaland
1429:Leikanger
1381:Hornindal
1345:Eikefjord
1204:Samnanger
1184:Austevoll
1132:Hardanger
1097:Austrheim
1049:Hyllestad
1011:Sunnfjord
981:Bremanger
968:Sunnfjord
964:Nordfjord
861:Leikanger
736:14 August
668:In 1919,
646:Hyllestad
634:Ytre Sogn
608:Leikanger
593:Ytre Sogn
579:In 1662,
359:The name
347:Etymology
341:Nordfjord
337:Sunnfjord
294:Leikanger
282:Hyllestad
127:Hardanger
79:Sunnfjord
70:Nordfjord
1763:Vestland
1718:Vikebygd
1676:Skånevik
1622:Laksevåg
1598:Hosanger
1544:Fjelberg
1435:Naustdal
1411:Kyrkjebø
1393:Jostedal
1199:Øygarden
1141:Eidfjord
1134:and Voss
1044:Høyanger
885:Churches
880:Villages
851:Vestland
837:county,
835:Vestland
662:Høyanger
650:Høyanger
286:Høyanger
254:Vestland
160:Vestland
38:District
1794:06°48′E
1791:61°11′N
1592:Hordabø
1562:Granvin
1526:Evanger
1508:Bremnes
1459:Vevring
1399:Jølster
1309:Borgund
1122:Vaksdal
1117:Osterøy
1112:Modalen
1064:Sogndal
1034:Aurland
991:Gloppen
976:Askvoll
932:Leirvik
710:17 July
620:Sogndal
604:Aurland
559:called
442:+116.1%
392:History
306:Sogndal
274:Aurland
227:Sogning
223:Demonym
144:Country
1736:Årstad
1670:Røldal
1646:Moster
1640:Meland
1634:Manger
1628:Lindås
1610:Jondal
1586:Hjelme
1580:Herdla
1538:Finnås
1514:Bruvik
1465:Vågsøy
1387:Innvik
1375:Hafslo
1369:Gaular
1321:Brekke
1252:Tysnes
1232:Fitjar
1194:Bergen
1069:Solund
1059:Luster
1054:Lærdal
986:Fjaler
914:Bergen
857:Bergen
839:Norway
794:snl.no
775:snl.no
705:snl.no
656:, and
654:Solund
622:, and
616:Lærdal
612:Luster
567:, and
537:Source
527:36,773
516:36,232
505:36,511
494:37,841
483:38,996
472:39,689
461:40,254
450:40,558
439:41,846
428:19,366
379:sygnir
316:, and
310:Solund
302:Lærdal
298:Luster
266:Norway
250:county
209:38,858
167:Region
155:County
148:Norway
134:
132:
125:
123:
116:
114:
107:
105:
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90:
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75:
68:
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1742:Åsane
1664:Radøy
1568:Hamre
1550:Fjell
1447:Selje
1417:Lavik
1363:Førde
1357:Florø
1351:Flora
1333:Davik
1315:Breim
1247:Sveio
1242:Stord
1222:Bømlo
1179:Askøy
1156:Ulvik
1102:Fedje
1092:Alver
1039:Gulen
1029:Årdal
1006:Stryn
938:Måløy
926:Førde
920:Florø
677:fylke
642:Gulen
624:Årdal
530:+1.5%
519:−0.8%
508:−3.5%
497:−3.0%
486:−1.7%
475:−1.4%
464:−0.7%
453:−3.1%
385:fylki
318:Årdal
290:Gulen
262:fjord
236:is a
1757:and
1730:Ølen
1700:Sæbø
1694:Sund
1652:Odda
1574:Haus
1556:Fusa
1532:Fana
1496:Arna
1405:Kinn
1227:Etne
1161:Voss
1146:Kvam
1021:Sogn
1001:Stad
996:Kinn
966:and
944:Odda
738:2010
712:2015
524:2030
513:2020
502:2010
491:2000
480:1990
469:1980
458:1970
447:1960
436:1951
425:1769
414:Pop.
410:Year
369:súga
361:Sogn
339:and
234:Sogn
188:Area
136:Voss
30:Sogn
1520:Eid
1339:Eid
1327:Bru
1074:Vik
658:Vik
314:Vik
272:of
264:in
252:of
240:in
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419:±%
312:,
308:,
304:,
300:,
296:,
292:,
288:,
284:,
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276:,
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