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The Norwegian language word by means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. 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 ...
The Norwegian word kommune is loaned from the French word commune, which ultimately derives from Latin word communia, communis ("common"). [2] The Kven equivalent is kommuuni. [3] Historically, the word herred or herad was used in Norway as the name for municipalities.
Settlements in Norway with city/town status (bystatus). For settlements without city status, ... Former Norwegian towns (3 P) Port cities and towns in Norway (34 P)-
The Norwegian Council of the Realm was abolished, and the national board of directors subject to the Danish Council of the Realm in Denmark. Christiania (Before 1877) Kristiania (1877-1924) Oslo (From 1924) Kristiania Oslo (2) 1814 Current Kingdom of Norway (2) Norway became its own state again, in a union with Sweden, and fully separate in ...
This is a list of urban areas in Norway by population, with population numbers as of 1 January 2024.. Statistics Norway, the governmental organisation with the task of measuring the Norwegian population, uses the term tettsted (literally "dense place"; meaning urban settlement or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres (160 ft) between ...
Map of Norway. This is a list of places in Norway having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages ...
If you've ever read the name of a town on a highway sign and started chuckling, you are not alone. Cities and towns across the nation have terrifically dirty-sounding and laugh-inducing names.
The Norwegian data is from 2013 [20] and 2018, [7] the Danish data is from 2014, [21] the Swedish is from 2010 [22] and the Finnish is from 2017. [14] Also note that some of the statistics have been updated since the first note was made, so some statistics may be from 2018, while others from 2013, etc.