HardangerviddaLe Hardangervidda est un plateau des Alpes scandinaves situé en Norvège, à mi-chemin entre Bergen et la capitale Oslo. C'est le plus grand plateau européen intégralement situé au-delà de la limite des arbres. Sa superficie d'environ en fait le plus grand plateau d'Europe. Le nom Hardangervidda est composé de vidda qui désigne un plateau montagneux en norvégien et Hardanger qui est le nom de la région historique (voir par exemple le royaume de Hardanger).
KvinnheradKvinnherad is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, along the Hardangerfjorden. The municipality was the 5th in size in former Hordaland county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rosendal. The largest village is Husnes, with about 6,000 people living in or near the village. Other villages include Ænes, Åkra, Dimmelsvik, Eidsvik, Hatlestrand, Herøysund, Høylandsbygd, Ølve, Sæbøvik, Sundal, Sunde, Uskedal, and Valen.
UllensvangUllensvang is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the town of Odda. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd, Alsåker, Botnen, Eitrheim, Håra, Røldal, Seljestad, Skare, Tyssedal, Jondal, Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes. The main inhabited part of Ullensvang municipality lies just to the west of Hardangervidda National Park, which covers most of the Hardangervidda plateau, Europe's largest mountain plateau.
Eidfjord (commune)Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal population lives. The other major population centre in the municipality is the village of Øvre Eidfjord. Eidfjord is situated at the end of the Eid Fjord, an inner branch of the large Hardangerfjorden. The village of Eidfjord is a major cruise ship port of call.
GranvinGranvin is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 2020 when it merged with Voss Municipality. The municipality was located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of Granvin was the village of Eide, which is also called "Granvin". About half of the residents of the municipality lived in the municipal centre. The rest lived in the rural valley areas surrounding the Granvin Fjord or the lake Granvinsvatnet in the central part of the municipality.
KvamKvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settlements in the municipality include Øystese, Bru, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, and Mundheim. Historically, the municipality was named Vikør. The municipality is the 188th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvam is the 126th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,497.
OddaOdda est une Commune de Norvège. Elle est située dans le comté de Hordaland. Le photographe et pomologue Knud Knudsen (1832-1915). Le poète Claes Gill (1910-1973). L'écrivain et journaliste Frode Grytten (né en 1960). L'athlète Ingvill Måkestad Bovim (née en 1981). Le joueur de football Håkon Opdal (né en 1982). Ragnarök (2020), série télévisée norvégienne créée par Adam Price pour Netflix. La ville y est rebaptisée Edda. En chimie, Odda donne son nom au procédé d'Odda, découvert par le chimiste norvégien Erling Johnson en 1927.
VossVoss herad est une municipalité et un district dans le comté de Vestland en Norvège. Son centre administratif Vossevangen est aussi une station de ski. Il se situe au bord du lac Vangsvatnet, à 100km au nord-est de Bergen. La commune de Voss a été créée en à partir du district traditionnel de Vossaveldet. La kommune de Voss a fusionné la municipalité rurale (herad) de Granvin pour former Voss herad le . Vossevangen Skulestadmoen Mønshaugen/Bjørgum Granvin La ligne de Bergen entre Bergen et Oslo traverse Voss.
JondalJondal is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1863 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county. It was located on the Folgefonna peninsula in the Hardanger district, on the eastern shore of the Hardangerfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Jondal. Other villages in Jondal include Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes.
VestlandetVestlandet est l’une des cinq grandes régions géographiques (Landsdel) de la Norvège. Il présente la façade sud-ouest atlantique du pays, correspond à l’ouest norvégien Situé au sud de la région du Trondelag, Vestlandet longe le versant occidental du massif des Scandes. La région, qui est une appellation géographique sans fonction officielle ni politique en soi, comprend les comtés (fylker) de Rogaland, Vestland et Møre og Romsdal. L'ensemble recense une population d'environ 1,4 million d'habitants.