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Hordaland

(hôr`dälän), county (1995 pop. 422,581), c.6,030 sq mi (15,600 sq km), SW Norway, bordering on the North Sea in the west. Bergen is the capital. Hordaland includes the Hardangerfjord region and numerous islands and is a favorite tourist area. Fishing, farming, and manufacturing (including chemicals and metal goods) are the chief occupations.
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1,200-year-old Viking-era sword excites researchers in western Norway
The college has been running an AS-level student exchange with Hordaland council since 1996.
Frida so happy she has extended her stay; Norwegian student to study A-levels in Wales
As it happens, Cardiff is already twinned with Hordaland Fylkeskommune and we have very happy relations with them because we re-built together the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay.
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Flesland airport, Norway is the most profitable in the country, according to an annual report from the civil aviation authority's Hordaland og Sogn og Fjordane region.
Flesland airport is the most profitable in Norway - report
The body has been taken to a nearby hospital in Odda and formal identification is pending," duty officer Frode Kolltveit of the Hordaland police told dpa.
Tourist Dies After Falling Off Norwegian Cliff
THE county of Hordaland in western Norway, twinned with Cardiff, has for many years presented a Christmas Tree to Cardiff.
Remembering Utoya victims; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..
Students from Coleg Glan Hafren have been selected to visit Cardiff's twin county of Hordaland in Norway this Easter.
Ten are off to sample family life in Norway
Twenty years ago I was heavily involved in the rebuilding of the church on this new site - after it had laid derelict for over two decades - with the support of Hordaland Fylkeskommune, the County Council and many other people in Wales and Norway.
Norwegian Church looks even better; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..
Since I have been here I've travelled to Florence with my Italian group and to Bergen in Norway as part of Hordaland Exchange with students in the college.
Students' views of studying A-levels at Coleg Glan Hafren
Norwegian town Hordaland, which is twinned with Cardiff, was also represented at the ceremony by County Mayor Torill Nyborg.
NEW LOOK FOR CHURCH; Iconic building in the Bay reopens on Norway day
Mr Goodway will unveil a plaque in the presence of the Norwegian Ambassador, Tarald Brautaset, Roald Dahl's widow, Felicity and representatives from Cardiff's partner region of Hordaland County in Norway.
Oval Basin to be named after Roald

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