Editing Hordaland

{{Short description|Former county (fylke) of Norway}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hordaland
|fylke                  = yes
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = Hordaland Hardangerfjord 05.JPG
|image_caption          = [[Hardangerfjord]] in July 2012
|idnumber               = 12
|county                 = Hordaland
|district               = [[Western Norway]]
|capital                = [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]]
|established            = 1763
|preceded               = [[Bergenhus amt]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Vestland]] county
|demonym                = Hordalending
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = 
|county_mayor           = [[Anne Gine Hestetun]]
|county_mayor_party     = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|county_mayor_as_of     = 2015-2019
|governor               = [[Lars Sponheim]]
|governor_party         = [[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]
|governor_as_of         = 2010-2019
|area_rank              = 9
|area_total_km2         = 15460
|area_land_km2          = 14551
|area_water_km2         = 909
|area_water_percent     = 5.9
|population_as_of       = 2014
|population_rank        = 3
|population_total       = 508500
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_increase    = 7.9
|income_per_capita      = 148,000
|income_year            = 2001
|GDP                    = 263,000
|GDP_year               = 2001
|GDP_rank               = 2
|GDP_rank_percent       = 7.55
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|15|N|06|00|E|type:adm1st_region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Hordaland''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈhɔ̂rdɑlɑn|lang|Hordaland.ogg}}) was a [[Counties of Norway|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 government was the [[Hordaland County Municipality]], which is located in [[Bergen]]. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county, to form the new [[Vestland]] county.

== Name and symbols ==

=== Name ===
Hordaland ({{langx|non|Hǫrðaland}}) is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919. The first element is the plural [[genitive case]] of {{lang|non|hǫrðar}}, the name of an old [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribe (see [[Charudes]]). The last element is {{lang|no|land}} which means 'land' or 'region' in the [[Norwegian language]].

Until 1919 the name of the county was {{lang|no|[[Bergenhus len|Søndre Bergenhus amt]]}} which meant '(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus [[amt (subnational entity)|amt]]'. (The old {{lang|da-NO|Bergenhus amt}} was created in 1662 and was divided into Northern and Southern parts in 1763.)

{{See also|Rogaland|Sogn og Fjordane}}

=== Flag ===
[[File:Flag of Hordaland.svg|thumb|left|The flag of Hordaland]]
Hordaland's flag shows two golden axes and a crown in red. The flag is a banner of the [[Coat of arms of Hordaland|coat of arms]] derived from the old seal of the guild of St. Olav from Onarheim in [[Tysnes]] municipality. This seal was used by the delegates of [[Sunnhordland]] in 1344 on the document to install king [[Haakon V of Norway]]. It was thus the oldest symbol used for the region and adapted as the arms and flag in 1961. The symbols refer to the patron saint of the guild, [[Saint Olav]], King of Norway, whose symbol is an axe.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Heraldry of the World|title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen|url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hordaland|access-date=2015-04-12}}</ref>

=== Coat of arms ===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] were officially granted on 1 December 1961.  They were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but the general design had been originally used in the [[Sunnhordland]] region during the 14th century.  In the early 20th century, leaders of the county began using the old arms as a symbol for the county once again.  The arms are on a red background and consist of two golden [[axe]]s that are crossed with a golden [[Heraldic crown|crown]] above them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.no.net/~thuridcs/Kommvpn/Hrdland/beskr-hordal.htm|title=Hordaland fylke|access-date=2008-08-29|language=no|archive-date=2016-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004093132/http://home.no.net/~thuridcs/Kommvpn/Hrdland/beskr-hordal.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Historical populations
|footnote = '''''Source''': [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/12.html Statistics Norway].''<ref>http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/12/fob_12_tabeller.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/03/folkfram/tab-2009-06-11-06.html |title=Tabell 6 Folkemengde per 1. Januar, etter fylke og kommune. Registrert 2009. Framskrevet 2010-2030, alternativ MMMM |access-date=2016-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821203824/http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/03/folkfram/tab-2009-06-11-06.html |archive-date=2009-08-21 }}</ref>
|shading  = off
|align = left
|1769|63757
|1900|205771
|1950|308164
|1960|338265
|1970|369430
|1980|388084
|1990|407427
|2000|435219
|2010|477175
|2014|508500
}}
{{bar box
| title    = Religion in Hordaland<ref>[https://archive.today/20120716151336/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=kirke_kostra Statistics Norway – Church of Norway.]</ref><ref>[http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/02/10/trosamf_en/tab-2010-12-13-02-en.html Statistics Norway – Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006–2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102060754/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/02/10/trosamf_en/tab-2010-12-13-02-en.html |date=2011-11-02 }}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|Purple|87.34}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|Green|0.77}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|Red|0.22}}
{{bar percent|Other|Blue|11.67}}
}}
Hordaland county had been around for more than one thousand years.  In the 7th century, the area was made up of many [[petty kingdom]]s 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 in [[Bergen]] and encompassed much of western and northern Norway.<ref name=no />

In 1662, the ''lens'' were replaced by [[Amt (country subdivision)#The amt in Norway|amts]].  ''Bergenhus amt'' originally consisted of the present-day areas of Hordaland, [[Sogn og Fjordane]], and [[Sunnmøre]] and the far northern [[Nordlandene amt]] was subordinate to Bergenhus.  In the 1680s, Nordlandene and Sunnmøre were split from Bergenhus. In 1763, the ''amt'' was divided into northern and southern parts: ''Nordre Bergenhus amt'' and ''Søndre Bergenhus amt''.  When the amt was split, the present day municipality of [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]] was split with the southern part ending up in Søndre Bergenhus amt.  In 1773, the border was re-drawn so that all of Gulen was located in the northern part.  Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed ''Hordaland fylke'' in 1919.<ref name=no />

The city of [[Bergen]] was classified as a city-county ''(byamt)'' from 1831 to 1972.  During that time in 1915, the municipality of [[Årstad (municipality)|Årstad]] was annexed into Bergen.  In 1972, the neighbouring municipalities of [[Arna (municipality)|Arna]], [[Fana (municipality)|Fana]], [[Laksevåg (municipality)|Laksevåg]] and [[Åsane (municipality)|Åsane]] were annexed into the city of Bergen.  Also at that same time, the city of Bergen lost its county status, and became a part of Hordaland county.<ref name=no />

== Government ==
[[File:Lofthus1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hardanger]] is one of Norway's most important sources of [[fruit]], providing approximately 40% of the country's fruit production, including [[apple]]s, [[plum]]s, [[pear]]s, [[Cherry|cherries]], and [[redcurrant]]s.]]
A county ''(fylke)'' is the chief local administrative area in [[Norway]]. The whole country is divided into 19 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years.  In Hordaland, the government of the county was the [[Hordaland County Municipality]].  It included 57 members elected to form a [[county council (Norway)|county council]] ''(Fylkesting)''. Heading the ''Fylkesting'' was the county mayor ''(fylkesordførar)''. The last county mayor for the [[Hordaland County Municipality]] was [[Anne Gine Hestetun]].

The county also had a [[County governor (Norway)|County Governor]] ''(fylkesmann)'' who was the representative of the [[Monarchy of Norway|King]] and [[Politics of Norway|Government of Norway]]. [[Lars Sponheim]] was the last [[List of County Governors of Hordaland|County Governor of Hordaland]].
The municipalities in Hordaland were divided among four [[district court (Norway)|district courts]] ''(tingrett)'': [[Nordhordland District Court|Nordhordland]], [[Sunnhordland District Court|Sunnhordland]], [[Bergen District Court|Bergen]], and [[Hardanger District Court|Hardanger]]. Hordaland was also part of the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]] district based in Bergen.<ref name=no>[[:no:Hordaland]]</ref>
* Nordhordland District Court: [[Askøy]], [[Austevoll]], [[Austrheim]], [[Fedje]], [[Fjell]], [[Fusa]], [[Lindås]], [[Masfjorden]], [[Meland]], [[Modalen]], [[Os, Hordaland|Os]], [[Osterøy]], [[Radøy]], [[Samnanger]], [[Sund, Norway|Sund]], [[Vaksdal]], [[Voss]], [[Øygarden]], and [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]] (Gulen was actually in neighbouring [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county)
* Sunnhordland District Court: [[Bømlo]], [[Etne]], [[Fitjar]], [[Kvinnherad]], [[Stord]], [[Sveio]] and [[Tysnes]]
* Bergen District Court: the city of [[Bergen]]
* Hardanger District Court: [[Eidfjord]], [[Granvin]], [[Jondal]], [[Kvam]], [[Odda]], [[Ullensvang]] and [[Ulvik]]

Most of the municipalities in Hordaland were part of the Hordaland [[Law enforcement by country#Norway|police district]]. [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]] and [[Solund]] in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county were also part of the Hordaland police district. [[Bømlo]], [[Etne]], [[Fitjar]], [[Stord]] and [[Sveio]] were a part of the ''"[[Haugaland]] and [[Sunnhordland]]"'' police district, along with eight other municipalities in [[Rogaland]] county.<ref name=no />

== Geography ==
[[File:FinseInWinter.jpg|thumb|left|Finse is the highest point of the Norwegian Railway System, located at {{convert|1222|m|0|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]].]]
Hordaland is semi-circular in shape. It is located on the [[Western Norway|western coast of Norway]], split from southwest to northeast by the long, deep [[Hardangerfjorden]], one of [[Norway]]'s main [[fjord]]s and a great tourist attraction. About half of the National park of [[Hardangervidda]] is in this county. The county also includes many well-known [[waterfall]]s, such as [[Vøringsfossen]] and [[Stykkjedalsfossen]]. It also includes the [[Folgefonna]] and [[Hardangerjøkulen]] [[glacier]]s.

More than 60% of the inhabitants live in [[Bergen]] and the surrounding area. Other urban or semi-urban centres include [[Leirvik]], [[Voss]] and [[Odda]].

{{wide image|PanoramaSotraNese.jpg|700px|align-cap=center|Panorama over the island of [[Sotra]].}}

[[Image:Hordaland Municipalities.png|right|550px|Location of Oppland Municipalities]]

==Municipalities==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
# [[Askøy]]
# [[Austevoll]]
# [[Austrheim]]
# [[Bergen]]
# [[Bømlo]]
# [[Eidfjord]]
# [[Etne]]
# [[Fedje]]
# [[Fitjar]]
# [[Fjell]]
# [[Fusa]]
# [[Granvin]]
# [[Jondal]]
# [[Kvam]]
# [[Kvinnherad]]
# [[Lindås]]
# [[Masfjorden]]
# [[Meland]]
# [[Modalen]]
# [[Odda]]
# [[Os, Hordaland|Os]] 
# [[Osterøy]]
# [[Øygarden]]
# [[Radøy]]
# [[Samnanger]]
# [[Stord]]
# [[Sund, Norway|Sund]]
# [[Sveio]]
# [[Tysnes]]
# [[Ullensvang]]
# [[Ulvik]]
# [[Vaksdal]]
# [[Voss]]
{{div col end}}

==Districts==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Hardanger]]
* [[Haugaland]]
* [[Mauranger]]
* [[Midhordland]]
* [[Nordhordland]]
* Stril<ref>[https://www.grind.no/en/settlements-villages-cities/city-and-stril-country The City and the Stril country] University of Bergen Grind website.</ref>
* [[Strilelandet]]
* [[Sunnhordland]]
* [[Voss]]
{{div col end}}

==Cities==
{{Main|list of towns and cities in Norway}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Bergen]]
* [[Leirvik]]
* [[Odda (town)|Odda]]
{{div col end}}

==Parishes==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Alversund Church|Alversund]]
* [[Arna Church|Arna]]
* [[Ask Church|Ask]]
* Askøy
* [[Austevoll Church|Austevoll]]
* [[Austrheim Church|Austrheim]]
* [[Bekkjarvik Church|Bekkjarvik]]
* [[Bergen Cathedral|Bergen]]
* [[Bergsdalen Church|Bergsdalen]]
* [[Birkeland Church|Birkeland]]
* [[Biskopshavn Church|Biskopshavn]]
* Bjoastrand
* [[Blomvåg Church|Blomvåg]]
* [[Bremnes Church|Bremnes]]
* [[Bruvik Church|Bruvik]]
* [[Bømlo Church|Bømlo]]
* [[Old Bømlo Church|Old Bømlo]]
* [[Bønes Church|Bønes]]
* [[Dale Church (Vaksdal)|Dale]]
* [[Eid Church (Kvinnherad)|Eid]]
* [[Eidfjord Church|Eidfjord]]
* [[Old Eidfjord Church|Old Eidfjord]]
* [[Eidsvåg Church|Eidsvåg]]
* [[Eksingedal Church|Eksingedal]]
* [[Emigrant Church, Sletta|Emigrant]]
* [[Erdal Church|Erdal]]
* Etne
* [[Evanger Church|Evanger]]
* [[Fana Church|Fana]]
* [[Fedje Church|Fedje]]
* Finnås
* [[Fitjar Church|Fitjar]]
* [[Fjelberg Church|Fjelberg]]
* [[Fjell Church|Fjell]]
* [[Fjæra Chapel|Fjæra]]
* [[Foldnes Church|Foldnes]]
* [[Førde Church (Hordaland)|Førde]]
* [[Fridalen Church|Fridalen]]
* [[Frøyset Church|Frøyset]]
* [[Fusa Church|Fusa]]
* [[Fyllingsdalen Church|Fyllingsdalen]]
* [[Gjerde Church|Gjerde]]
* [[Gjerstad Church (Osterøy)|Gjerstad]]
* [[Granvin Church|Granvin]]
* [[Grindheim Church (Hordaland)|Grindheim]]
* [[Haga Church (Norway)|Haga]]
* [[Hamre Church|Hamre]]
* [[Hatlestrand Church|Hatlestrand]]
* [[Haus Church|Haus]]
* [[Herdla Church|Herdla (Herlø)]]
* [[Hjelme Church|Hjelme]]
* [[Old Hjelme Church|Old Hjelme]]
* [[Holdhus Church|Holdhus]]
* [[Holmedal Church (Hordaland)|Holmedal]]
* [[Holy Cross Church, Bergen|Holy Cross]]
* [[Hordabø Church|Hordabø (Bøe)]]
* [[Hosanger Church|Hosanger]]
* [[Hundvin Church|Hundvin]]
* [[Hundvåkøy Church|Hundvåkøy]]
* [[Husnes Church|Husnes]]
* [[Hålandsdal Church|Hålandsdal]]
* [[Jondal Church|Jondal]]
* [[Kausland Church|Kausland]]
* [[Kinsarvik Church|Kinsarvik]]
* [[Knarvik Church|Knarvik]]
* Kvam
* [[Kvinnherad Church|Kvinnherad]]
* [[Laksevåg Church|Laksevåg]]
* [[Landro Church|Landro]]
* [[Landås Church|Landås]]
* [[Lindås Church|Lindås]]
* [[Loddefjord Church|Loddefjord]]
* [[Lygra Church|Lygra]]
* [[Lykling Church|Lykling]]
* [[Manger Church|Manger]]
* Masfjorden
* [[Meland Church|Meland]]
* Mjelde
* [[Mo Church (Hordaland)|Mo]]
* [[Moster Church|Moster]] 
* [[Old Moster Church|Old Moster]]
* [[Myking Church|Myking]]
* [[Møkster Church|Møkster]]
* [[Nesheim Church|Nesheim]]
* [[Nore Neset Church]]
* [[Norheimsund Church|Norheimsund]]
* [[Nygård Church|Nygård]]
* [[Nykirken]]
* [[Nysæter Church|Nysæter]]
* [[Odda Church|Odda]]
* [[Olsvik Church|Olsvik]]
* [[Onarheim Church|Onarheim]]
* Opdal (Uggdal)
* [[Oppheim Church|Oppheim]]
* [[Os Church (Hordaland)|Os]]
* [[Ostereidet Church|Ostereidet]]
* [[Raundalen Church|Raundalen]]
* [[Reksteren Church|Reksteren]]
* [[Røldal Stave Church|Røldal (before 1848 in Rogaland)]]
* [[Salhus Church|Salhus]]
* [[Samnanger Church|Samnanger]]
* [[Sandnes Church (Hordaland)|Sandnes]]
* [[Sandvik Church|Sandvik]]
* [[Seim Church|Seim]]
* [[Skare Church|Skare]]
* [[Skjold Church, Bergen|Skjold]]
* [[Skånevik Church|Skånevik]]
* [[Slettebakken Church|Slettebakken]]
* [[Solheim Church (Bergen)|Solheim, Bergen]]
* [[Solheim Church (Masfjorden)|Solheim, Masfjorden]]
* [[St. James's Church, Bergen|St James's]]
* [[St George's Church, Bergen|St George's]]
* [[St John's Church, Bergen|St John's]]
* [[St. Mark's Church, Bergen|St Mark's]]
* [[St Mary's Church, Bergen|St Mary's]]
* [[Stamnes Church|Stamnes]]
* [[Stord Church|Stord]]
* [[Store-Kalsøy Chapel|Store-Kalsøy]]
* [[Storetveit Church|Storetveit]]
* [[Strandebarm Church|Strandebarm]]
* [[Strandvik Church|Strandvik]]
* Strudshavn
* [[Strusshamn Church|Strusshamn]]
* [[Stødle Church|Stødle]]
* Støle (Strødle)
* [[Sund Church|Sund]]
* [[Sundvor Church|Sundvor]]
* [[Sveio Church|Sveio]]
* [[Sæbø Church|Sæbø]]
* [[Sælen Church|Sælen]]
* [[Søreide Church|Søreide]]
* [[Takvam Chapel|Takvam]]
* [[Tveit Church, Hordaland|Tveit]]
* [[Tysnes Church|Tysnes]]
* [[Tyssedal Church|Tyssedal]]
* [[Uggdal Church|Uggdal]]
* [[Ullensvang Church|Ullensvang]]
* [[Ulvik Church|Ulvik]]
* Uppheim
* [[Uskedalen Church|Uskedalen]]
* [[Utne Church|Utne]]
* [[Vaksdal Church|Vaksdal]]
* [[Valen Chapel|Valen]]
* [[Valen Church|Valen]]
* [[Valestrand Church|Valestrand]]
* [[Varaldsøy Church|Varaldsøy]]
* [[Vike Church (Hordaland)|Vike]]
* Vikebygd
* [[Vikøy Church|Vikøy]]
* [[Vinje Church (Hordaland)|Vinje]]
* [[Voss Church|Voss]]
* Vossestrand
* [[Ytre Arna Church|Ytre Arna]]
* [[Ytrebygda Church|Ytrebygda]]
* [[Ænes Church|Ænes]]
* Ølen
* [[Ølve Church|Ølve]]
* [[Øystese Church|Øystese]]
* [[Åkra Church (Hordaland)|Åkra (Åkre)]]
* [[Ålvik Church|Ålvik]]
* [[Årstad Church|Årstad]]
* [[Åsane Church|Åsane]]
{{div col end}}

==Villages==
{{Main|list of villages in Hordaland}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Abbedisso]]
* [[Algrøyna]]
* [[Alsåker]]
* [[Alveim]]
* [[Alver, Norway|Alver]]
* [[Alverstraumen]]
* [[Ask, Hordaland|Ask]]
* [[Askeland, Lindås]]
* [[Askeland, Radøy]]
* [[Auklandshamn|Auklandshamn (Økland)]]
* [[Austbygdi, Osterøy|Austbygdi]]
* [[Austevollhella]]
* [[Austmarka]]
* [[Austrepollen]]
* [[Austrheim (village)|Austrheim]]
* [[Bakkasund]]
* [[Bekkjarvik]]
* [[Birkeland, Hordaland|Birkeland]]
* [[Blomvåg]]
* [[Bolstadøyri]]
* [[Borstrondi]]
* [[Botnen, Hordaland|Botnen]]
* [[Breistein]]
* [[Bru, Hordaland|Bru (Strandebarm)]]
* [[Bruvik, Hordaland|Bruvik]]
* [[Bøvågen]]
* [[Dale, Hordaland|Dale (Dalekvam)]]
* [[Dalegarden]]
* [[Dimmelsvik]]
* [[Djønno]]
* [[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]]
* [[Eidsvik, Hordaland|Eidsvik]]
* [[Eikelandsosen]]
* [[Eitrheim]]
* [[Erdal, Hordaland|Erdal]]
* [[Espeland]]
* [[Etnesjøen|Etnesjøen (Etne)]]
* [[Evanger (village)|Evanger]]
* [[Fanahammeren|Fanahammeren (Fana)]]
* [[Fedje (village)|Fedje]]
* [[Finse]]
* [[Fitjar (village)|Fitjar]]
* [[Fjelberg]]
* [[Fjell (village)|Fjell]]
* [[Fjæra]]
* [[Flatkvål]]
* [[Flesland]]
* [[Foldnes]]
* [[Fotlandsvåg]]
* [[Frekhaug]]
* [[Fusa (village)|Fusa]]
* [[Fyllingsdalen]]
* [[Førde, Hordaland|Førde i Hordaland]]
* [[Hatlestrand|Gjermundshamn Ferry Port]]
* [[Gjetingsdalen]]
* [[Granvin (village)|Granvin]]
* [[Grov, Hordaland|Grov]]
* [[Haga, Hordaland|Haga]]
* [[Hagavik]]
* [[Haljem]]
* [[Hammarsland]]
* [[Hamre, Osterøy|Hamre]]
* [[Hanevik]]
* [[Hatlestrand]]
* [[Haugland, Radøy|Haugland]]
* [[Haukanes]]
* [[Hausvik|Haus]]
* [[Havrå]]
* [[Helle, Hordaland|Helle]]
* [[Hernar]]
* [[Herøysund]]
* [[Hjartås]]
* [[Hjellestad]]
* [[Holdhus]]
* [[Holme, Hordaland|Holme]]
* [[Holmefjord]]
* [[Horda, Norway|Horda]]
* [[Hosanger (village)|Hosanger]]
* [[Hundvin]]
* [[Husa]]
* [[Husavik, Austevoll|Husavik]]
* [[Husnes]]
* [[Hylkje]]
* [[Høylandsbygda]]
* [[Indre Arna]]
* [[Ålvik|Indre Ålvik]]
* [[Io, Norway|Io]]
* [[Isdalstø]]
* [[Jondal (village)|Jondal]]
* [[Kaland, Austrheim|Kaland]]
* [[Kausland]]
* [[Kinsarvik]]
* [[Kjøkkelvik]]
* [[Kleppestø]]
* [[Klokkarvik]]
* [[Knappskog]]
* [[Knarrevik]]
* [[Knarrevik|Knarrevik (Knarvrika)]]
* [[Kolbeinsvik]]
* [[Kolltveit]]
* [[Krokeidet]]
* [[Krossneset]]
* [[Kvitheim]]
* [[Kysnesstranda]]
* [[Laksevåg]]
* [[Landro, Hordaland|Landro]]
* [[Langevåg, Hordaland|Langevåg]]
* [[Lindås (village)|Lindås]]
* [[Litlabø]]
* [[Loddefjord]]
* [[Lofthus, Hordaland|Lofthus]]
* [[Lonevåg]]
* [[Luro, Hordaland|Luro]]
* [[Lykling]]
* [[Manger, Norway|Manger]]
* [[Masfjordnes]]
* [[Mathopen]]
* [[Meland (village)|Meland]]
* [[Milde, Bergen|Milde]]
* [[Misje]]
* [[Mo, Hordaland|Mo (Modalen)]]
* [[Mongstad]]
* [[Moster]]
* [[Mosterhamn]]
* [[Møvik]]
* [[Mundheim]]
* [[Møkster]]
* [[Vinje, Hordaland|Nedre Vinjo]]
* [[Nesheim, Vaksdal|Nesheim]]
* [[Nesttun]]
* [[Huglo|Nord-Huglo]]
* [[Nordrepollen]]
* [[Nordvik, Hordaland|Nordvik]]
* [[Norheimsund]]
* [[Onarheim]]
* [[Osa, Norway|Osa]]
* [[Ostereidet]]
* [[Osøyro]]
* [[Reksteren]]
* [[Ringøy]]
* [[Rong, Norway|Rong]]
* [[Rosendal, Norway|Rosendal]]
* [[Rossland, Norway|Rossland]]
* [[Rostøy]]
* [[Rubbestadneset]]
* [[Røldal]]
* [[Sagvåg]]
* [[Salhus, Hordaland|Salhus]]
* [[Seim, Hordaland|Seim]]
* [[Sekkingstad]]
* [[Seljestad, Hordaland|Seljestad]]
* [[Skare|Skare (Skarde)]]
* [[Skjelviki]]
* [[Skogsvåg]]
* [[Skånevik (village)|Skånevik]]
* [[Sletta, Hordaland|Sletta]]
* [[Stalheim]]
* [[Stamneshella]]
* [[Stanghelle]]
* [[Steine, Hordaland|Steine]]
* [[Storebø]]
* [[Strandvik]]
* [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]]
* [[Strusshamn, Hordaland|Strusshamn]]
* [[Sunndal, Vestland|Sunndal]]
* [[Sunde, Kvinnherad|Sunde i Sunnhordland]]
* [[Sveio (village)|Sveio]]
* [[Svortland]]
* [[Sylta]]
* [[Sæbø, Hordaland|Sæbø (Sæbøvågen)]]
* [[Sæbøvik]]
* [[Søfteland]]
* [[Søre Øyane]]
* [[Huglo|Sør-Huglo]]
* [[Søvik, Os|Søvik]]
* [[Toska]]
* [[Trengereid]]
* [[Tunes, Norway|Tunes]]
* [[Turøy]]na
* [[Tveitevåg]]
* [[Tysse, Hordaland|Tysse]]
* [[Tyssedal]]
* [[Tælavåg]]
* [[Tørvikbygd]]
* [[Uggdal]]
* [[Uggdal]]seidet
* [[Ulvik]]
* [[Uskedal]]
* [[Utne]]
* [[Sylta|Utsylta]]
* [[Utåker]]
* [[Valen, Kvinnherad|Valen]]
* [[Valestrand]]
* [[Valestrandfossen]]
* [[Valevåg]]
* [[Vaksdal (village)|Vaksdal]]
* [[Varaldsøy]]
* [[Vikadal, Hordaland|Vikadal]]
* [[Vikavågen]]
* [[Vikebygd, Ullensvang|Vikebygd]]
* [[Vikøy]]
* [[Vinnes]]
* [[Vossevangen]]
* [[Våga, Hordaland|Våga]]
* [[Våge, Austevoll|Våge]]
* [[Våge, Tysnes|Våge]]
* [[Ytre Arna]]
* [[Ålvik|Ytre Ålvik]]
* [[Ænes]]
* [[Ølve]]
* [[Øvre Eidfjord]]
* [[Øystese]]
* [[Ågotnes]]
* [[Åkra, Hordaland|Åkra]]
* [[Årland]]
* [[Årland, Samnanger|Årland]]
* [[Årås]]
{{div col end}}

==Former municipalities==
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{{Main|list of former municipalities of Norway}}
* [[Alversund (municipality)|Alversund]]
* [[Arna (municipality)|Arna]]
* [[Bergen landdistrikt]]
* [[Bremnes]]
* [[Bruvik (municipality)|Bruvik]]
* [[Eid, Hordaland|Eid]]
* [[Evanger]]
* [[Fana (municipality)|Fana]]
* [[Finnås]]
* [[Fjelberg]]
* [[Hamre (municipality)|Hamre]]
* [[Haus, Norway|Haus]]
* [[Herdla]]
* [[Hjelme]]
* [[Hordabø]]
* [[Hosanger]]
* [[Hålandsdal]]
* [[Kinsarvik (municipality)|Kinsarvik]]
* [[Laksevåg (municipality)|Laksevåg]]
* [[Manger (municipality)|Manger]]
* [[Moster]]
* [[Mosterøy]]
* [[Røldal (municipality)|Røldal]]
* [[Skånevik]]
* [[Strandebarm]]
* [[Strandvik (municipality)|Strandvik]]
* [[Sæbø (municipality)|Sæbø]]
* [[Valestrand]]
* [[Varaldsøy (municipality)|Varaldsøy]]
* [[Vikebygd (municipality)|Vikebygd]]
* [[Vossestrand]]
* [[Ølen]]
* [[Årstad (municipality)|Årstad]]
* [[Åsane (municipality)|Åsane]]
{{div col end}}

== International relations ==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

=== Twin towns – Sister cities ===
Hordaland county is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref name=no />
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lower Normandy]], [[France]]
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]<ref name="Cardiff twinning">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?id=2940&d1=0 |title=Home page of Cardiff Council – Cardiff's twin cities |publisher=Cardiff Council |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=10 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609144903/http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?id=2940&d1=0 |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Orkney Islands]], [[Northern Isles]], [[Scotland]]

=== Christmas Tree ===
Since 1949 Hordaland has given a Christmas tree to the Scottish Capital city of [[Edinburgh]] this is to remember the help given to [[Norwegians]] during [[World War II]] by [[Scottish people|Scots]] however since 2008 the tree has been sourced in [[Scotland]] but has remained a gift from the people of Hordaland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway|url=https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/news/edinburgh-celebrates-links-with-norway/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Scottish Field|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
* [[Ole Bull]] (1810–1880), composer, violinist
* [[Tore Eikeland]] (1990–2011), politician
* [[Edvard Grieg]] (1843–1907), composer
* [[Nordahl Grieg]] (1902–1943), writer
* [[C. J. Hambro]] (1885–1964), politician
* [[Julius Christopher Hammer]] (1798–1877). priest and politician
* [[Ludvig Holberg]] (1684–1754), writer
* [[Leif Andreas Larsen]] ("Shetlands-Larsen") (1906–1990), military officer in World War II
* [[Christian Michelsen]] (1857–1925), politician
* [[Johan Sebastian Welhaven]] (1807–1873), writer
* [[Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll]] (1991-presents), DJ, musician
* [[Alan Olav Walker]] (1997- presents), DJ, musician

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.hordaland.no/ County web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205185436/http://www.hordaland.no/english/map_county.html |date=2005-02-05 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061015190741/http://kart.ivest.no/hordaland/index.jsp Map of Hordaland]

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