Vestland

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Vestland is a county in Norway that was created on 1 January 2020.^[1]^[2] The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen.

History: The island Selja (in Stad) has ruins of the monastery Selje kloster; It was built in the 12th century; It became the first bishopry in Norway; The bishopry was moved to Bergen (1170).^[3]

Vestland Media

Hardanger is one of Norway's most important sources of fruit, providing about 40% of Norway's fruit production, including apples, plums, pears, cherries, and redcurrants.
Map of Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Kinn municipality in Vestland county, Norway (est. 2020)
Map of Etne municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Sveio municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Fitjar municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Tysnes municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Map of Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway

References

↑ "Arealstatistikk for Norge". Kartverket (in norsk bokmål). 2013-03-08. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
↑ "19 fylker blir til 11 – dette skal de hete (19 counties becoming 11 – this will be their names)" (in norsk). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
↑ https://snl.no/Stad_-_kommune. SNL.no. Retrieved 2024-07-03

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[1] "Arealstatistikk for Norge". Kartverket (in norsk bokmål). 2013-03-08. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-02.

[nrk-2] "19 fylker blir til 11 – dette skal de hete (19 counties becoming 11 – this will be their names)" (in norsk). Retrieved 2019-05-28.

[3] ttps://snl.no/Stad_-_kommune. SNL.no. Retrieved 2024-07-03

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