Subdivisions of The Nordic Countries - Subdivisions of Norway

Subdivisions of Norway

  • Mainland Norway
    • 19 counties of Norway (fylker, called amter before 1918)
    • 430 municipalities (kommuner)
    • historic
      • 5 landsdeler (regions)
      • landskap (traditional districts, often based on earlier petty kingdoms)
  • several overseas units
    • Svalbard (part of Troms)
    • Jan Mayen (part of Nordland)
    • other possessions

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