Rogaland, Administrative county in Western Norway
Description
Rogaland sits on Norway's western coast and spreads across a coastline with deep fjords, mountains, and open farmland. The county includes 23 municipalities that run from the North Sea to the inland plateaus.
History
The region was known as Rygjafylke during the Viking Age and became a Norwegian county under Danish law in 1662. In 1919 it was reorganized as a modern administrative unit with a new structure that remains today.
Culture
The name Rogaland comes from an Old Norse word for the homeland of the Rygir, a Germanic people who lived here more than a thousand years ago. Today the cities and villages share a common identity visible in regional dialects and local traditions.
Practical
Many places connect through car ferries or bridges because fjords and inlets cut through the coast. Stavanger serves as the main access point, from where you can reach smaller municipalities by public transport or car.
Did you know?
In some coastal villages you can still find traditional wooden boat houses built directly on rocky shores along the waterfront. These structures were originally meant for storing fishing boats and are now often used as summer residences.
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Preikestolen
27.5 km
Sverd i fjell
3.9 km
Kjeragbolten
51.1 km
Lysefjord
37.5 km
Stavanger Cathedral
1.3 km
Trollpikken
59.7 km
Hafrsfjord
7.3 km
Kongeparken
22.6 km
Utstein Abbey
16.3 km
Haraldshaugen
57.2 km
Jøssingfjord
81.2 km
Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola
9.3 km
Ulla-Førre
74.1 km
Hitler's teeth
48 km
Church of Avaldsnes
49.1 km
Haukelifjell
126.9 km
Langfossen
103.7 km
Røldal stave church
114.7 km
Gloppedalsura
39.7 km
Norwegian Petroleum Museum
1.5 km
Boknafjord
24.1 km
Lista Lighthouse
108 km
Old Moster Church
83.5 km
Månafossen
40.4 km
Kjeragfossen
50.6 km
St. Petri Church
1.5 km
Stavanger City Bridge
2.2 km
Zinc mine museum Sauda
87.4 km
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