Norwegian counties
E863794
Norwegian counties are the primary regional administrative divisions of Norway, each governed by an elected county council responsible for services such as upper secondary education, regional planning, and public transport.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | administrative division system ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | regional ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | fylker ⓘ |
| cooperateThrough | Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Jan Mayen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCoincidesWith | municipal elections in Norway ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every four years ⓘ |
| financedBy |
county taxes
ⓘ
state transfers ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | mainland Norway and some offshore islands ⓘ |
| governanceType | elected local government ⓘ |
| governedBy | county councils ⓘ |
| hasCapitalType | county seat ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveBodyType | county executive board ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBodyType | fylkesting (county council) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPredecessor | amter (historic Norwegian counties) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
combine urban and rural regions
ⓘ
vary widely in population and area ⓘ |
| hasSpecialStatusUnit | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionType | municipalities of Norway ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Agder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innlandet NERFINISHED ⓘ Møre og Romsdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordland NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Troms og Finnmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Trøndelag NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestfold og Telemark NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestland NERFINISHED ⓘ Viken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | fylkesordfører (county mayor) ⓘ |
| introducedInCurrentForm | 1 January 2020 ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | subject to Norwegian language administrative rules ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Norwegian Local Government Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsAfterReform | 11 GENERATED ⓘ |
| OsloStatus | both a municipality and a county-level entity ⓘ |
| reform | 2018–2020 regional reform of Norway ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
county roads
ⓘ
cultural affairs ⓘ dental health services ⓘ public transport ⓘ regional development ⓘ regional planning ⓘ upper secondary education ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Government of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regional administration
ⓘ
regional elections ⓘ statistical purposes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.