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Absinthe (/ ˈ æ b s ɪ n θ,-s æ̃ θ /, French: ⓘ) is an anise-flavored spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. [1]
Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway. In Norway today, there are 108 towns/cities, but they have no legal authority or powers and they are not an administrative body, it is simply a designation.
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
Absinthe is a strong spirit created when a neutral alcohol is distilled with botanicals like anise, wormwood, fennel and other herbs and spices for a licorice-like flavor. Swiss or French absinthe ...
Districts of Norway in 1950 – From the documentation project at the University of Oslo; Regionalization and devolution: Proposed new regions of Norway (powerpoint slide show) Map showing regions of Medieval Norway
Artemisia pontica, the Roman wormwood or small absinthe, is an herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth.Originating in southeastern Europe (the specific name refers to the Pontus area on the shores of the Black Sea [1]), it is naturalized over much of Eurasia from France to Xinjiang, and is also found in the wild in northeastern North America.
The counties in Norway are called fylke (singular) and fylker (plural). This name comes from the Old Norse word fylki which means "district" or "county", but it is similar to the same root as "folk". It is similar in the minority languages in Norway: Northern Sami: fylka, Southern Sami: fylhke, Lule Sami: fylkka, Kven: fylkki.
A geopolitical map of Counties in Norway, exhibiting its 15 first-order subnational divisions (fylke/fylker or "counties"). A county municipality (Norwegian: Fylkeskommune) is the public elected body that is responsible for certain public administrative and service tasks within a county.