Sogn

For other uses, see Sogn (disambiguation).

District in Vestland, Norway

Sogn

District

Hafslovatnet with Sognefjord behind

Districts of Vestland:

Nordfjord

Sunnfjord

Inner Sogn

Outer Sogn

Nordhordland

Midthordland

Sunnhordland

Hardanger

Voss

Country| Norway
County| Vestland
Region| Vestlandet
Adm. Center| Hermansverk[1]
Area

• Total

| 10,675 km2 (4,122 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 38,858
• Density| 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Demonym| Sogning

Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet). It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal. The district covers 10,675 square kilometres (4,122 sq mi). The largest urban area in Sogn is the village of Sogndalsfjøra (in Sogndal municipality), with 3,455 residents. The second largest urban area is the village Øvre Årdal (in Årdal municipality), with 3,397 people (this village used to be the largest, but recently it was passed by Sogndalsfjøra).[2][3]

The district of Sogn comprises the southern part of the former county Sogn og Fjordane. The districts of Sunnfjord and Nordfjord are the other two districts in the county.

## Etymology

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Shore community in Sogn, Norway.

The name Sogn derived from the name of Sognefjord. The name of the fjord is from the root of súga "to suck", referring to the strong tidal streams at the mouth of the fjord. An old name for the district is Sygnafylki. The first element in this name is the genitive of sygnir which means "people from Sogn" and the last element is fylki "county".[1][4]

## History

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Sogndalsfjorden and Barsnesfjorden. Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1769| 19,366| —
1951| 41,846| +116.1%
1960| 40,558| −3.1%
1970| 40,254| −0.7%
1980| 39,689| −1.4%
1990| 38,996| −1.7%
2000| 37,841| −3.0%
2010| 36,511| −3.5%
2020| 36,232| −0.8%
2030| 36,773| +1.5%
Source: Statistics Norway.

### Viking Age

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Since early in the Viking Age, Sogn was a petty kingdom called Sygnafylki. Some notable Kings of Sogn were Harald Gullskjegg ("Goldbeard", father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black), Halfdan the Black, and Harald Fairhair.

### 1662-present

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In 1662, Sogn fogderi was created as part of the Nordre Bergenhus amt (county). Sogn was further divided into Indre Sogn (Inner Sogn) and Ytre Sogn (Outer Sogn).

* Indre Sogn consisted of the inner half of the district which included the present day municipalities of Aurland, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, and Årdal. The village of Sogndalsfjøra was the administrative center.
* Ytre Sogn consisted of the present day municipalities of Balestrand, Gulen, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Solund, and Vik. The village of Høyanger was the administrative center.

In 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Askheim, Svein. "Sogn i Sogn og Fjordane". snl.no. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sogn – Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. ^ Norseng, Per. "Gulating". snl.no.
5. ^ Askheim, Svein. "Sogn og Fjordane". snl.no.

* v
* t
* e

Vestland county, Norway

* Main article: Vestland
* Capitals: Bergen; Leikanger
* County government: Vestland County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

* Bergen (1060)
* Florø (1860)
* Førde (1997)
* Leirvik (1997)
* Måløy (1997)
* Odda (2004)

Municipalities|

| Nordfjord and Sunnfjord|

* Askvoll
* Bremanger
* Fjaler
* Gloppen
* Kinn
* Stad
* Stryn
* Sunnfjord

|

Sogn|

* Årdal
* Aurland
* Gulen
* Høyanger
* Hyllestad
* Lærdal
* Luster
* Sogndal
* Solund
* Vik

Nordhordland|

* Alver
* Austrheim
* Fedje
* Masfjorden
* Modalen
* Osterøy
* Vaksdal

Hardanger and Voss|

* Eidfjord
* Kvam
* Ullensvang
* Ulvik
* Voss

Midhordland|

* Askøy
* Austevoll
* Bjørnafjorden
* Bergen
* Øygarden
* Samnanger

Sunnhordland|

* Bømlo
* Etne
* Fitjar
* Kvinnherad
* Stord
* Sveio
* Tysnes

Former Municipalities in Vestland

| Sogn og Fjordane  |

* Balestrand (1850-2020)
* Borgund (1864-1964)
* Breim (1886-1964)
* Brekke (1850-1861, 1905-1964)
* Bru (1923-1964)
* Davik (1838-1964)
* Eid (1838-2020)
* Eikefjord (1923-1964)
* Flora (1964-2020)
* Florø (1861-1964)
* Førde (1838-2020)
* Gaular (1838-2020)
* Hafslo (1838-1963)
* Hornindal (1867-1965, 1977-2020)
* Innvik (1838-1965)
* Jostedal (1838-1963)
* Jølster (1838-2020)
* Kinn (1838-1964)
* Kyrkjebø (1858-1964)
* Lavik (1838-1861, 1905-1964)
* Lavik og Brekke (1861-1905)
* Leikanger (1838-2020)
* Naustdal (1896-2020)
* Nord-Vågsøy (1910-1964)
* Selje (1838-2020)
* Sør-Vågsøy (1910-1964)
* Vevring (1838-1964)
* Vågsøy (1964-2020)

|

Hordaland  |

* Alversund (1885-1964)
* Arna (1964-1972)
* Bergen landdistrikt (1838-1877)
* Bremnes (1916-1963)
* Bruvik (1870-1964)
* Eid (1838-1855)
* Evanger (1885-1964)
* Fana (1838-1972)
* Finnås (1838-1916)
* Fjelberg (1838-1965)
* Fjell (1838-2020)
* Fusa (1856-2020)
* Granvin (1891-2020)
* Hamre (1838-1964)
* Haus (1838-1964)
* Herdla (1871-1964)
* Hjelme (1910-1964)
* Hordabø (1924-1964)
* Hosanger (1838-1964)
* Hålandsdal (1903-1964)
* Jondal (1863-2020)
* Kinsarvik (1838-1869, 1913-1964)
* Laksevåg (1918-1972)
* Lindås (1838-2020)
* Manger (1838-1964)
* Meland (1923-2020)
* Moster (1916-1963)
* Odda (1913-2020)
* Os (1838-2020)
* Radøy (1964-2020)
* Røldal (1838-1964)
* Skånevik (1838-1965)
* Strandebarm (1838-1965)
* Strandvik (1903-1964)
* Sund (1838-2020)
* Sæbø (1924-1964)
* Valestrand (1868-1964)
* Varaldsøy (1902-1965)
* Vikebygd (1902-1964)
* Vossestrand (1868-1964)
* Ølen (1916-2006)
* Årstad (1838-1915)
* Åsane (1904-1972)

Note: The former counties of Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland were merged to form Vestland on 1 January 2020.

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