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Fjellsjøkampen
Fjellsjøkampen is a top in Hurdal, Akershus, Norway. It is the highest point in Akershus. See also *List of highest points of Norwegian counties This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all current Norwegian counties, ranked by elevation. Highest points by former counties (before 2016) Ranked by elevation. See also * List of mountains in Norway by he ... References Hurdal Mountains of Akershus {{Akershus-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest Points Of Norwegian Counties
This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all current Norwegian counties, ranked by elevation. Highest points by former counties (before 2016) Ranked by elevation. See also * List of mountains in Norway by height * List of mountains in Norway by prominence References Toppomania fylkestopper (in Norwegian)* http://www.statkart.no/IPS/?module=Files;action=File.getFile;ID=19345 {{DEFAULTSORT:Highest points of Norwegian counties Mountains of Norway Norwegian counties Highest points A list of highest points typically contains the name, elevation, and location of the highest point in each of a set of geographical regions. Such a list is important in the sport of highpointing. A partial list of highpoint lists is below: World ... Lists of mountains by elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdal
Hurdal is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hurdal. Hurdal is located about north of Oslo, along the lake Hurdalsjøen. Fjellsjøkampen is the highest hill in Akershus. The mountains Faksebrennkollene and Toppåsen are also located in the municipality. General information Name The name (Old Norse: ''Urðardalr'' and ''Hurðardalr'') is an old district name. (The name of the church site is ''Gjøing''.) The first element is the genitive case of an old river name (later called ''Gjøingelva'' which means "Gjøing river"), probably ''Urð'' which means "stony river" (from ''urð'' which means "scree"). (The sideform ''Hurðardalr'' has an addition of a false / h/.) The last element is ''dalr'' meaning "valley" or "dale". Prior to 1918, the name was spelled ''"Hurdalen"''. Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akershus
Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo and ultimately after the medieval farm Aker in Oslo. From the Middle Ages to 1919, Akershus was a main fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020 and again from 2024, Akershus also has a more narrow meaning as a smaller central county in the Greater Oslo Region. Akershus is Norway's largest county by population with over 716,000 inhabitants. Originally Akershus was one of four main fiefs in Norway and included almost all of Eastern Norway. The original Akershus became a main county (''Stiftamt'' or ''Stift'') in 1662 and was sometimes also known as ''Christiania Stift''. It included several subcounties (''Amt'' or ''Underamt''); in 1682 its most central areas, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
