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Sogn og Fjordane is also home to the Urnes stave church and Nærøyfjord, which is listed by UNESCO as world heritage sites.
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These are located mainly in Sogn og Fjordane and Northern Norway, in areas with long distances to large cities and with too little traffic to support commercial flights.
* Dale, Sogn og Fjordane, the administrative centre of Fjaler
* Helle, a village in Norway, in Sogn og Fjordane county
Fosston was named for Louis Foss ( 1849 – 1920 ), who was an immigrant from the village Nyttingnes in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
The team was affiliated with the Sogn og Fjordane branch of NRK, Norway ’ s public television network, but worked as free-lancers on this project.
Nynorsk is the majority form of the four counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal, which together comprise the region of Western Norway.
The prevailing regions for Nynorsk are the rural areas of the western counties of Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal, in addition to the western / northern parts of Oppland, Buskerud, Telemark, Aust-and Vest-Agder, where an estimated 90 % of the population writes Nynorsk.
In Sogn og Fjordane county and the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal, all municipalities have stated Nynorsk as the official language, the only exception being Ålesund that remains neutral.
Although Sogn og Fjordane has some industry, predominantly hydroelectricity and aluminium, it is predominantly agricultural.
The Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane ( Sogn og Fjordane University College ) has campuses in Sogndal, Sandane, and Førde.
The name Sogn og Fjordane was created in 1919.
The Coat of arms of Sogn og Fjordane was granted on 23 September 1983.
Sogn og Fjordane is the only county in which all municipalities have declared Nynorsk to be their official written form of the Norwegian language.
Later, on 1 January 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke during a period of time when many location names were changed.
In Sogn og Fjordane, 39 members are elected to form a county council ( Fylkesting ).
Since 2003, the Sogn og Fjordane county municipality has been led by Nils R. Sandal, the county mayor.
Oddvar Flæte has been the County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane since 1994.
The municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane are divided among three district courts ( tingrett ): Sogn, Fjordane, and Nordhordland.
Sogn and Fjordane
The county currently consists of the two historic counties: Firdafylke ( now the Fjordane region ) and Sygnafylke ( now the Sogn region ).
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The first element is the name of the region Sogn.
Sogn og Fjordane is also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal district based in Bergen.
* In the Heimskringla attributed to Snorri Sturluson, it is recorded that in 1023 Saint Olav came unannounced from Sogn as part of his campaign to Christianize Norway.
Vang is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Lom and Vågå, to the east by Øystre Slidre, to the southeast by Vestre Slidre, to the south by Hemsedal ( in Buskerud county ), and to the west by Lærdal and Årdal ( in Sogn og Fjordane county ).
The municipality is bordered to the north by Vang and Vestre Slidre ( both in Oppland county ), to the east by Nord-Aurdal ( in Oppland county ) and Gol, to the south by Ål and Hol, and to the west by Lærdal ( in Sogn og Fjordane county ).
Flora is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
is a municipality in the southwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
It is part of the traditional district of Sogn.
It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Rural Deanery ( Prosti ) of Ytre Sogn.
Solund is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
It is located in the traditional district of Sogn.
Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway, and the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county that is made up only of islands.
It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Rural Deanery ( Prosti ) of Ytre Sogn.
Hyllestad is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
It is located in the traditional district of Sogn.
It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Rural Deanery ( Prosti ) of Ytre Sogn.
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
It is located in the traditional district of Sogn.
It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Rural Deanery ( Prosti ) of Ytre Sogn.
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The administrative center is the village of Leikanger, which is also the administrative center of Sogn og Fjordane county.
There are also high-rise student blocks at several locations, including Vestgrensa, Sogn, Fjellbirkeland and Kringsjå.
It was also unpopular that Sogn og Fjordane fylke received a 59 % majority share in Fjord1, thereby effectively seizing control of the company.
The Eggja stone ( also known as the Eggum or Eggjum stone ), listed as N KJ101 in the Rundata catalog, is a grave stone with a runic inscription that was ploughed up in 1917 on the farm Eggja in Sogndal, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
Rosemåling in Norway originated in the low-land areas of eastern Norway particularly in the Telemark and Hallingdal, but also in Numedal and Setesdal and in other valleys in Vest-Agder, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Rogaland.
Borgund's current dragon heads possibly date from the 18th century, however original dragon heads remaining on earlier structures, such as Lom stave church and nearby Urnes stave church, the oldest still extant stave church, also in the Sogn district, suggest that there probably would have been similar dragon heads there at one time.
Emily Sogn of Pop Matters also praised " Never Be The Same ", for its " bouncy synth bass " and " Williams ’ s sweetly plaintive vocals ", likening Williams ' " pleasingly slow paced " " singing style " on the song " to her pop contemporaries like Ashanti and Janet Jackson ".
Sogn also described the " radio-friendly head shaker " " The Incident " as a " high point " on the album, praising it for " showcasing Williams ’ s syrupy warble to good effect ".
Sogn also described " No One Like You " as " similarly successful ", due to its " gospel feel ", " start-stop harmonized vocals and clap-worthy rhythm ".
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