Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane County
Sogn og Fjordane fylke
Aurlandsfjord
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Sogn og Fjordane County is located in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane County
Sogn og Fjordane County
Sogn og Fjordane County is located in Norway
Sogn og Fjordane County
Sogn og Fjordane County
Coordinates: 61°20′N 05°50′E / 61.333°N 5.833°E / 61.333; 5.833
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictWestern Norway
Established1763
 • Preceded byBergenhus amt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byVestland county
Administrative centreHermansverk
Government
 • BodySogn og Fjordane County Municipality
 • Governor (2019)Lars Sponheim
 • County mayor
   (2015-2019)
Jenny Følling (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
18,623 km2 (7,190 sq mi)
 • Land17,709 km2 (6,837 sq mi)
 • Water914 km2 (353 sq mi)  4.9%
 • Rank#8 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
110,230
 • Rank#18 in Norway
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +3.74%
DemonymsSogning and Fjording[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-14[3]
Income (per capita)134,400 kr (2001)
GDP (per capita)231,982 kr (2001)
GDP national rank#16 in Norway
(1.63% of country)

Sogn og Fjordane (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsɔŋn ɔ ˈfjûːrɑnə] ; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was a county in western Norway, up to 1 January 2020 when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the county administration was in the village of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. The largest town in the county was Førde.

Although Sogn og Fjordane has some industry, predominantly hydroelectricity and aluminium, it is predominantly an agricultural area. Sogn og Fjordane is also home to the Urnes Stave Church and the Nærøyfjord, which are both listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

The Western Norway University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Sogndal and Førde.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.