Hordaland
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Hordaland was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county gove
Hardangerfjord in July 2012
Hardanger is one of Norway's most important sources of fruit, providing approximately 40% of the country's fruit production, including apples, plums, pears, cherries, and redcurrants.
Finse is the highest point of the Norwegian Railway System, located at 1,222 m (4,009 ft) above sea level.
Panorama over the island of Sotra.
Gulating
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Gulating was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for most of Western Norway and the assembly took place in what
Hordaland
…above them. Hordaland county had been around for more than one thousand years. In the 7th century, the area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating and was known as Hordafylke from around the year 900. In the early 16th century, Norway was divided into four len. The Bergenhus len was headquartered…
Tusenårsstaden Gulatinget: millenium monument by Bård Breivik erected August 2005 in commemoration of 1,000 years of the Gulating at Flolid in Gulen Municipality
A page of the Older Gulaþing Law from Codex Rantzovianus.