Norwegian Counties
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities . The capital Oslo is considered as both a county and a municipality. Below is the list of counties (Source Wikipedia) with link to the CountyCouncil English site
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A flood warning has been issued for the south of Norway, which may set both five and ten year records.
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According to the latesst population and housing census, 17 per cent of all inhabitants in Norway lived in a block of flats. Sixty per cent lived in a detached house, Statistics Norway reports.
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Today, Wednesday February 6th is celebrated as the indigenous Sami People's Day in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. The day is official flag day in Norway, and the Sami flag is flown on all official buildings.
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A deep low pressure area was Sunday morning still governing the weather over Southern Norway, with higher temperatures, snow turning to rain, danger of flooding and strong winds. In Northern Norway, strong winds kept people indoors.
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