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Vestland (Norway)
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- Hordaland (former county)
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Description of the flag
In 2017 the government decided to abolish some counties and merge them with
other counties to form larger ones, reducing the number of counties from 19 to
11, to be implemented from 2020.:"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_Norway
Hordaland and Sogn og
Fjordane became Vestland.
Valentin Poposki, 16 January 2020
So far there seems to be no county flag.
Tomislav Šipek,
21 November 2024
Arms
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 November 2024
Communes
The following communes are listed in this county (fylke). The codes following the names are assigned by Norway for statistical and administrative purposes.
- Alver
- Askvoll (1428)
- Askøy (1247) (stub page)
- Aurland (1421)
- Austevoll (1244)
- Austrheim (1264)
- Bergen (1201)
- Bjørnafjorden
- Bremanger (1438)
- Bømlo (1219)
- Eidfjord (1232)
- Etne (1211)
- Fedje (1265)
- Fitjar (1222)
- Fjaler (1429)
- Fjell (1246) (stub page)
- Gloppen (1445)
- Granvin (1234)
- Gulen (1411)
- Hyllestad (1413)
- Høyanger (1416)
- Kinn
- Kvam (1238)
- Kvinnherad (1224)
- Luster (1426)
- Lærdal (1422)
- Masfjorden (1266)
- Modalen (1252)
- Osterøy (1253)
- Samnanger (1242)
- Sogndal (1420)
- Solund (1412)
- Stad
- Stord (1221)
- Stryn (1449)
- Sund (1245)
- Sunnfjord
- Sveio (1216)
- Tysnes (1223) (stub page)
- Ullensvang (1231)
- Ulvik (1233)
- Vaksdal (1251)
- Vik (1417)
- Voss (1235)
- Årdal (1424)
- Øygarden (1259)
The following are former municipalities of this county:
- Arna (Haus) (1250)
- Balestrand (1418)
- Borgund (1423)
- Brekke (1414)
- Bremanger (1438)
- Bremnes (1220)
- Bru (1436)
- Eid (1443)
- Eidfjord (1232)
- Eikefjord (1435)
- Evanger (1237)
- Fana (1249)
- Flora (1401)
- Fjelberg (1213)
- Fusa (1241)
- Førde (1432)
- Gaular (1430)
- Hafslo (1425)
- Hålandsdal (1239)
- Hamre (1254)
- Herdla (1258)
- Hornindal (1444)
- Jondal (1227)
- Jostedal (1427)
- Jølster (1431)
- Kinn (1437)
- Kinsarvik (1231)
- Laksevåg (1248)
- Lavik (1415)
- Leikanger (1419)
- Lindås (1263)
- Manger (1261)
- Meland (1256)
- Moster (1218)
- Naustdal (1433)
- Nord-Vågsøy (1440)
- Odda (1228)
- Os (1243)
- Radøy (1260)
- Røldal (1229)
- Selje (1441)
- Skånevik (1212)
- Strandebarm (1226)
- Strandvik (1240)
- Sæbø (1262)
- Vågsøy (1439)
- Valestrand (1217)
- Varaldsøy (1225)
- Vevring (1434)
- Vikebygd (1215)
- Vossestrand (1236)
- Åsane (1255)
In addition, Ølen was transferred to Rogaland in 2002.
