traditional county
C6321
concept
A traditional county is a historical administrative and geographic subdivision of a country, often predating modern local government structures and retaining cultural and identity significance despite changes in official boundaries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditional district | 42 |
| historical county | 29 |
| traditional county canonical | 11 |
| traditional rural region | 2 |
Instances (84)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Legnica County (de facto historical, not current seat) | historical county |
| Lipno County | historical county |
| Ravensberg | historical county |
| Hålogaland (traditional district) | traditional district |
| Franches-Montagnes | traditional rural region |
| Innherred | traditional district |
| Hallingdal | traditional district |
| Ajoie | traditional rural region |
| Fosen | traditional district |
| Namdalen | traditional district |
| Gauldalen | traditional district |
| Orkdalen | traditional district |
| Xiangshan County, Guangdong, Qing Empire | historical county |
| Ofoten district | traditional district |
| Ardgour | traditional district |
| Kingdom of Fife | — |
| historic county of Surrey | — |
| Steuben County, Ohio, United States | historical county |
| Ofoten | traditional district |
| Fife region (historic) | traditional district |
| Ryfylke | traditional district |
| Toten | traditional district |
| Harrisburg County | historical county |
| Hadeland | traditional district |
| County of Breda | historical county |
| Solør | traditional district |
| Sogn region | traditional district |
| Sogn og Fjordane traditional district | traditional district |
| Bentheim | historical county |
| Sunnmøre | traditional district |
| Hedmarken | traditional district |
| Romsdal | traditional district |
| Nordmøre | traditional district |
| Salten | traditional district |
| Follo region | traditional district |
| Romerike | traditional district |
| Upper Telemark | traditional district |
| Grenland | traditional district |
|
Namdalen district
surface form:
Namdalen
|
traditional district |
| Prescott County | historical county |
| Innherad | traditional district |
| Rosselló | historical county |
| Nord-Valdres | traditional district |
| Kexholm County | historical county |
|
Romerike district
surface form:
Romerike
|
traditional district |
| Dalane | traditional district |
| Nowy Korczyn County | historical county |
| Argyll | — |
| Chęciny County | historical county |
| Stężyca County | historical county |