Top 10 Cities of Norway 2017,Travel Norway | 10 Best Places to Visit in Norway
Top 10 Cities of Norway 2017,Travel Norway | 10 Best Places to Visit in Norway
Rank Urban area Population County
1 Oslo 958,378[2] Oslo/Akershus/Buskerud
2 Bergen 250,420 Hordaland
3 Stavanger/Sandnes 210,874[3] Rogaland
4 Trondheim 175,068 Sør-Trøndelag
5 Drammen 113,534[4] Buskerud
6 Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg 108,636 Østfold
7 Porsgrunn/Skien 91,737 Telemark
8 Kristiansand 60,583 Vest-Agder
9 Ålesund 50,917[5] Møre og Romsdal
10 Tønsberg 50,806[6] Vestfold
Norway (/ˈnɔːrweɪ/ (About this sound listen) NAWR-way; Norwegian: About this sound Norge (Bokmål) or About this sound Noreg (Nynorsk)),[10] officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.[note 1] The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land. Until 1814, the kingdom included the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It also included Bohuslän until 1658, Jämtland and Härjedalen until 1645, Shetland and Orkney until 1468, and the Hebrides and Isle of Man until 1266.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,258,317 (as of January 2017).[12] The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became Prime Minister in 2013, replacing Jens Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom is established as a merger of several petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from the year 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,144 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and is also a part of the Schengen Area.
The country maintains a combination of market economy and a Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. Norway has extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, fresh water, and hydropower. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).[13] On a per-capita basis, Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside the Middle East.[14][15]
The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists.[16] On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes territories and some regions, Norway ranks as number eleven.[17] It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of 960 billion USD.[18] Since 2009, Norway has the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006.[19] It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking.[20][21][22] Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,[23] the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index.[24]
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Cruising to Kristiansand Norway, June 2017
Ann, Rose and Joseph visit Kristiansand, Norway including the Vest-Agder Open Air Museum on our June 2017 Crowns of Northern Europe cruise aboard Oceania Cruises' upper premium class m/s Marina. For the complete cruise video and all of Ann's Cruise Videos visit .
Oceania Marina, Northern Europe Cruise, June 2017
Join Ann, Rose and Joseph for a 10-day cruise to the Crowns of Northern Europe aboard the upper premium class m/s Marina with Oceania Cruises sailing June 2, 2017 visiting England, France, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Ports of call and places we visited were: London/Southampton/Tower of London/Windsor Castle (4:26), Honfleur/Paris/Seine River/Batobus/Notre-Dame Cathedral (22:28), Zeebrugge/Bruges/Canal boat (31:10), Antwerp/Brussels/Atomium/Grand Place/Manneken Pis (39:42), Bremerhaven (49:53), Hamburg/Reeperbahn/Warehouse District/Town Hall/Alster Lake (52:40), Kristiansand/Vest-Agder Museum (1:10:20), Oslo/Holmenkollen/Opera House/Akershus Fortress (1:17:44), Gothenburg/Botanical Gardens/Haga District (1:29:23) and Copenhagen/Amalienborg Palace/Little Mermaid/Stroget (1:41:55).
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One weekend with me in Sandnes, Norway - Travel with Glow
Hey Travellers!!! I take you with me to show you what I do on my free time in Norway. I moved to Sadnes, near Stavanger, some weeks ago and I wanted to discover the city and enjoy the weekend outside, walking in Sandved Park, the harbour, going to the library and strolling in the main street, Storgata, to see the Vitenfabrikken Museum and Sandnes Church. I had Thai food and also a Thai Massage which was awesome!!! Next day I hike to Lifjellet to see the fiord from Stavanger to Sadnes!! I had a great time!! I hope you like it!! Chauuu
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PREIKESTOLEN | Pulpit Rock | Roadtrip to Norway | One Minute
PREIKESTOLEN | Pulpit Rock | Roadtrip to Norway | Travel Video One Minute Guide
The most famous tourist attraction in Ryfylke, towers an impressive 604 metres over the Lysefjord.
#PREIKESTOLEN has been named one of the world's most spectacular viewing points by both CNN Go and Lonely Planet.
The mountain plateau of about 25 x 25 metres was most probably shaped by the expansion of ice some 10 000 years ago. Water that froze in the crevices in the mountain broke loose large edged blocks of stone that the ice glacier brought along on its course. In the old days, the name of the plateau was Hyvlatånnå (planed tooth), and was already then well known as a landmark for fjord travellers in the Lysefjord. It was not until around 1900, that the first tourist travelled to the top and Preikestolen as a touristic destination was discovered.
Get to Preikestolen by bus and ferry: - Bus and ferry to Preikestolen Mountain Lodge with provider Tide Buss - Bus and ferry to Preikestolen Mountain Lodge with provider Boreal - Bus to Preikestolen with provider Pelle's reiser
Get to Preikestolen with your own car: From Stavanger: take car ferry from Stavanger to Tau, then drive from Tau to Preikestolen Mountain Lodge. Or take car ferry from Lauvvik to Oanes, and drive to Preikestolen Mountain Lodge. Parking fee.
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Porsgrunn, Telemark
Video: 12 April 2019
Porsgrunn is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn. The municipality of Porsgrunn was established on 1 January 1838.
Porsgrunn er en by og en kommune i Grenland i Telemark fylke. Kommunen omfatter de tidligere bykommunene Brevik og Porsgrunn og landkommunen Eidanger. Porsgrunn grenser i nord til Skien og Siljan, i øst mot Larvik i Vestfold, og i vest mot Bamble. Høyeste punkt er Fjerdingen, 360 moh. Kommunen er en del av det området som kalles Grenland. I selve bykjernen bor det rundt 13 000 innbyggere.
Porsgrunn by ligger ved utløpet av Telemarksvassdraget og er en viktig industriby. Den har fått navn etter en grunne i elven som var bevokst med pors (Myrica gale).
Av næringsvirksomhet i Porsgrunn er det prosessindustrien som dominerer. Tidligere var denne virksomheten en del av Norsk Hydro, men i dag er det Yara og Ineos som driver prosessanleggene for kunstgjødsel og polymer, og er Porsgrunns største industriarbeidsgivere. Yara, en av verdens største kunstgjødselfabrikker, er lokalisert her. Bilfinger Industrial Services Norway AS, Equinor, RHI Normag AS, Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik, Isola AS, BEHA, Eramet og Norcem er andre viktige industrielle aktører i Porsgrunn. Mange av virksomhetene er lokalisert i Herøya Industripark. For industrien er all infrastruktur på plass; kraftnett, damp, gassforsyning og havner. Det er derfor attraktivt for bedrifter å etablere seg i kommunen.
2300 studenter går på Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, studiested Porsgrunn. Studentene gir industrien et godt tilfang av fersk kompetanse.
En ny dobbeltsporet jernbane mellom Porsgrunn og Larvik er under bygging. Den skal stå ferdig i 2018. Det jobbes med en sammenkopling av Vestfoldbanen og Sørlandsbanen via Grenlandsbanen. En slik sammenkopling vil gjøre Porsgrunn til ett av Østlandets viktigste knutepunkter.
Det har blitt hevdet at Porsgrunn opprinnelig var navnet på en av tre små øyer som lå der hvor kjøpesenteret Down Town ligger i dag. Selv om det synes riktig at en av disse øyene har blitt omtalt som «Postgrund», er det trolig, som Tønnesen hevder i byhistorien, at navnet opprinnelig er blitt brukt om Vestsida. I middelalderen var dette et sumpområde hvor pors-planten vokste villig, og planten ble sanket her av nonnene fra Gimsøy kloster. Det er overveiende sannsynlig at disse ga det navnet til stedet som ordrett betyr «grunn hvor det vokser pors».
I 1964 ble Porsgrunn slått sammen med kommunene Eidanger og Brevik, samt mindre deler av Solum, Gjerpen, Hedrum og Brunlanes. Porsgrunn har utviklet seg som utdanningsby de siste årene. Teknisk utdannelse startet med Skiensfjordens Tekniske Fagskole i 1884. I dag er Høgskolen i Telemark etablert i Porsgrunn, også med sivilingeniørutdanning og doktorgrad. Sykepleieutdanning og helsesøsterutdanning er også etablert ved Høgskolens avdeling i Porsgrunn.
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The Distinctive Bunad, A Statement of Norwegian Pride
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The traditional Norwegian bunad is one of the country’s most iconic expressions of cultural identity. Join Karine as she explores the history behind this unique attire.
Flekkerøy - Norway
Flekkerøy or Flekkerøya is an island and residential district in Kristiansand municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Area: 6.2 km² Population: 3,632 (2014) Borough: Vågsbygd Region: Southern Norway City: Kristiansand