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    Finnmark (Norwegian: [ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk] ; Northern Sami: Finnmárku [ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Finmarkku; Finnish: Finnmark; Russian: Финнмарк) is a county in the northern...
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    Counties of Norway (redirect from Fylke)
    15 administrative regions, called counties (singular Norwegian: fylke, plural Bokmål: fylker; Nynorsk: fylke from Old Norse: fylki from the word "folk", Northern...
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    the new Tromsø amt. In 1919, the names were again changed to Finnmark fylke and Troms fylke. Per Fugelli has said that World War II resulted in many persons...
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  • to form the new Tromsø amt. In 1919, the name was again changed to Finnmark fylke. In 2002, the Sami language name, Finnmárku, was added as a co-official...
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  • Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. (2004). "Directory of Cities and Towns in Finnmark Fylke, Norway". Global Gazetteer Version 2.1. Archived from the original on...
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    Oppland (redirect from Oppland fylke)
    Kristiansund). In 1919, the name Kristians Amt was changed (back) to Opland fylke, and the spelling Oppland was approved in 1950. The coat of arms was granted...
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    Troms (redirect from Troms fylke)
    January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger was reversed by the government...
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    Later, on 1 January 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke during a period of time when many location names in Norway were changed...
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    Akershus (redirect from Akershus fylke)
    disestablished in 1919, and the subcounty continued as Akershus county (fylke). During its history Akershus (sub) county ceded territory to Oslo several...
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    Hordaland (redirect from Hordaland fylke)
    located in the northern part. Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke in 1919. The city of Bergen was classified as a city-county (byamt) from...
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