Vestland, Administrative region in Western Norway.
Vestland is an administrative region in Western Norway with Bergen as its capital and 43 municipalities spread across fjords, mountains, and glaciers. The region covers a land area of more than 33,000 square kilometers between the Atlantic coast and the Norwegian highlands.
The administrative unit was created in 2020 by merging the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane as part of a nationwide regional reform. Earlier, the territories formed part of the medieval jurisdiction under the Gulating, one of the oldest legal assemblies in Scandinavia.
The county maintains Nynorsk as its official written language form, reflecting the preservation of traditional Norwegian linguistic heritage in Western Norway.
Visitors can reach the region through Bergen and from there travel by car, bus, or ferry to smaller municipalities. Most natural attractions lie far from towns and require travel on winding mountain roads or ferry crossings through the fjords.
The region holds roughly half of Hardangervidda National Park, the largest plateau in Northern Europe, and three major glacier systems. Jostedalsbreen spans around 470 square kilometers, making it the largest glacier on the European mainland, and feeds dozens of glacier tongues that push into the surrounding valleys.
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Trolltunga
90.6 km
Borgund Stave Church
75.1 km
Galdhøpiggen
127.5 km
Geirangerfjord
134.5 km
Bergen Line
99.6 km
Sognefjord
71.7 km
Fantoft Stave Church
88.3 km
Bryggen
84.8 km
Flåm Line
36.9 km
Urnes Stave Church
62.9 km
Hardanger Bridge
53.9 km
Bergenhus Fortress
84.8 km
Jostedal Glacier
91.1 km
Eggja stone
47.9 km
Hardangerjøkulen
68.5 km
Stoltzekleiven
83.2 km
Grieg Hall
85.3 km
Troldhaugen
90.8 km
Vøringfossen
70.7 km
Barony Rosendal
106.6 km
Ulriken
83.9 km
Briksdalsbreen
85.8 km
Seven Sisters waterfall
136 km
Fløyen
83.9 km
Fløibanen
84.7 km
Store Skagastølstind
97.1 km
Fjell Fortress
99.9 km
Nordhordland Bridge
78.2 kmAlver Municipality
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Askøy Municipality
Aurland Municipality
Austevoll Municipality
Austrheim Municipality
Bergen Municipality
Bjørnafjorden Municipality
Bremanger Municipality
Bømlo
Eidfjord Municipality
Etne
Fedje
Fitjar
Fjaler Municipality
Gloppen Municipality
Gulen Municipality
Hyllestad
Høyanger Municipality
Kinn Municipality
Kvam Municipality
Kvinnherad Municipality
Luster Municipality
Lærdal
Masfjorden
Modalen
Osterøy
Samnanger
Sogndal Municipality
Solund
Stad
Stord
Stryn Municipality
Sunnfjord Municipality
Sveio
Tysnes
Ullensvang Municipality
Ulvik
Vaksdal
Vik Municipality
Voss
Øygarden Municipality
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