Hordaland (Norway)

Last modified: 2003-11-22 by phil nelson
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by Mark Sensen
Adopted on 1 December 1961.

• Description of the flag
• Communes

See also:

• Vestlandet
• Norwegian county flags
• Norway

Proportions 7:9.
Mark Sensen, 18 November 1995

Gules, under a royal crown two crossed axes Or. The motive is taken from a coat of arms from a letter talking about Haakon Magnusson's coronation in 1344.
Zeljko Heimer, 19 November 1995

The following communes are listed in this county (fylke). The codes following the names are assigned by Norway for statistical and administrative purposes.

• Askøy (1247)
• Austevoll (1244)
• Austrheim (1264)
• Bergen (1201)
• Bømlo (1219)
• Eidfjord (1232)
• Etne (1211)
• Fedje (1265)
• Fitjar (1222)
• Fjell (1246)
• Fusa (1241)
• Granvin (1234)
• Jondal (1227)
• Kvam (1238)
• Kvinnherad (1224)
• Lindås (1263)
• Masfjorden (1266)
• Modalen (1252)
• Meland (1256)
• Odda (1228)
• Os (1243)
• Osterøy (1253)
• Radøy (1260)
• Samnanger (1242)
• Stord (1221)
• Sund (1245)
• Sveio (1216)
• Tysnes (1223)
• Ullensvang (1231)
• Ulvik (1233)
• Voss (1235)
• Vaksdal (1251)
• Øygarden (1259)