Western Norway

Western Norway

Infobox Region
name_local = Western Norway
image_coat_of_arms =
region_type = Region
region_type_local = landsdel
region_of_link = Norway
region_of_name = Norway
region_of_name_local = Norge
capital= N/A
area = 58,582
population = 1,194,445
population_as_of = 2004
density = 20.4
subdivision_number = 4
subdivision_type = counties
subdivision_type_local = fylker
subdivision_list = Møre og Romsdal
Sogn og Fjordane
Hordaland
Rogaland
website =
image_location = Vestlandet Norge kart.png

Western Norway (Norwegian: "Vestlandet") is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal, altogether 1.2 million people. The largest city is Bergen, second largest is Stavanger.

Western Norway is one of the wettest regions in Europe, with precipitation in the mountains near the coast of about 3,500 mm per year on average, and exceeding 5000 mm in peak years. In Bergen city the average precipitation is 2,250 mm per year [1] . The wet climate is partly due to the Gulf Stream, which also gives this region a milder winter than other parts of Norway, with rain being more common than snow in the winter.

Western Norwayis also notable for the extensive use of the "Nynorsk" variant of the Norwegian language: Most of the Nynorsk users in Norway (87%) live in Western Norway. But in spite of this the majority of the inhabitants here (56%) use Bokmål (because Bokmål is predominant in the cities). In Sogn og Fjordane (without larger cities) the use of Nynorsk is predominant (97%), and the users of Nynorsk is also a majority in Møre og Romsdal (54%). But in Hordaland and Rogaland the users of Nynorsk are a minority (42% and 26%, respectively).

Occasionally, the southeastern parts of Rogaland are considered part of Sørlandet.

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1195 Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord Unesco world heritage]
* [http://www.fjords.com Fjords in Western Norway - Startpage]


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