Manger (municipality)Manger is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now Alver Municipality in Vestland county. Upon its dissolution in 1964, Manger encompassed . The municipality originally included almost all of the island of Radøy, the northern part of the island of Holsnøy, and all the islands of northern Øygarden. Over time, the municipality was reduced in size several times, so that by 1964, it was just the central part of Radøy island.
Sæbø (municipality)Sæbø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now Alver Municipality in Vestland county. It occupied the southern part of the island of Radøy, some small areas on the Lindås peninsula, and some small areas on the island of Holsnøy. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.
Hamre (municipality)Hamre (historically, Hammer) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was dissolved and its lands split up among several other municipalities. It was located in what is now Alver Municipality and Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county. It was once a large municipality, but over time it was reduced in size until it covered an area of by the time it was dissolved in 1964.
HosangerHosanger is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in what is now parts of Alver Municipality and Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county. It originally covered all the lands on both sides of the Osterfjorden-Romarheimsfjorden from the Lonevågen fjord all the way east to the county border at the end of the Modalen valley. Hosanger also included an exclave on the Lindås peninsula surrounding the village of Seim at the southern end of the Lurefjorden.
Vaksdalis a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in Vaksdal include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, and Vaksdal. The municipality is the 160th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vaksdal is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,867. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.
Comté de BuskerudLe comté de Buskerud (Buskerud fylke en norvégien) est un ancien comté norvégien situé au sud du pays. Il était voisin des comtés de Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark et Vestfold. Son centre administratif se situait à Drammen. Il a été transféré dans la nouvelle province de Viken le . Le comté s’étend depuis Hurum, dans l’Oslofjord, jusqu’aux montagnes Halling et à Hardanger. Sa partie occidentale est un plateau montagneux entrecoupé de vallées forestières et de pâtures verdoyantes.
Fjordvignette|Le Nærøyfjord en Norvège. vignette|Le Milford Sound en Nouvelle-Zélande. Un fjord ou fiord (prononcé : ou ) est une vallée unique érodée par un glacier avançant de la montagne à la mer qui a été envahie par la mer depuis le retrait de la glace. L'aspect typique d'un fjord est celui d'un bras de mer étroit, plus ou moins ramifié, aux côtés très escarpés, à la bathymétrie élevée et qui s'avance dans les terres sur plusieurs kilomètres, parfois jusqu'à plusieurs dizaines de kilomètres.
VindafjordVindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has been the village of Ølensjøen (prior to that time it was the village of Sandeid). Other villages in the municipality include Bjoa, Imslandsjøen, Ølensvåg, Skjold, Vats, Vikebygd, and Vikedal. The municipality is centered on the Vindafjorden and Sandeidfjorden in the east and it lies north and east of the Skjoldafjorden in the west.
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.
AskøyAskøy (« l'île aux Frênes ») est une kommune insulaire de Norvège située juste au nord de Bergen et dont le centre administratif est Kleppestø. L'île est reliée au continent par un pont suspendu, le pont d'Askøy construit en 1992. Askøy tire son nom du village Ask et de øy, qui signifie « île » en nynorsk. Askøy a donné son nom au voilier, l’Askøy II, avec lequel Jacques Brel quitta l'Europe pour les Caraïbes puis le Pacifique quand il décida de mettre un terme à sa carrière de chanteur. vignette|gauche|Image satellite d'Askøy.
