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| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| Region | Vestlandet |
| Largest settlement | Sogndalsfjøra[1] |
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Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Template:Langx). It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal.
The district covers 10,675 square kilometres (4,122 sq mi). The largest urban area in Sogn is the village of Sogndalsfjøra (in Sogndal Municipality), with 4,475 residents. The second largest urban area is the village Øvre Årdal (in Årdal Municipality), with 3,094 people (this village used to be the largest, but recently it was passed by Sogndalsfjøra).[1][2]
The district of Sogn comprises the southern part of the former county Sogn og Fjordane. The districts of Sunnfjord and Nordfjord are the other two districts in the county.
Etymology
The name Sogn derived from the name of the Sognefjorden. The name of the fjord is from the root of Template:Wikt-lang which means "to suck", referring to the strong tidal streams at the mouth of the fjord. An old name for the district is Script error: No such module "Lang".. The first element in this name is the genitive of Template:Wikt-lang which means "people from Sogn" and the last element is fylki which means "county".[1][3]
History
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| Year | 1769 | 1951 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
| Pop. | 19,366 | 41,846 | 40,558 | 40,254 | 39,689 | 38,996 | 37,841 | 36,511 | 36,232 |
| ±% p.a. | — | +0.42% | −0.35% | −0.08% | −0.14% | −0.18% | −0.30% | −0.36% | −0.08% |
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Viking Age
Since early in the Viking Age, Sogn was a petty kingdom called Sygnafylki. Some notable Kings of Sogn were Harald Gullskjegg ("Goldbeard", father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black), Halfdan the Black, and Harald Fairhair.
1662-present
In 1662, Sogn fogderi was created as part of the Nordre Bergenhus amt (county). Sogn was further divided into Indre Sogn (Template:Lit) and Ytre Sogn (Template:Lit).
- Indre Sogn consisted of the inner half of the district which included the modern municipalities of Aurland, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, and Årdal. The village of Sogndalsfjøra was the administrative center.
- Ytre Sogn consisted of the modern municipalities of Balestrand, Gulen, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Solund, and Vik. The village of Høyanger was the administrative center.
In 1919, Nordre Bergenhus amt was renamed Sogn og Fjordane fylke.[4]
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Sogndalsfjorden and Barsnesfjorden.
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Shore community in Sogn, Norway.
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Shoreline of the Sognefjorden
References
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- ^ a b c Template:Cite SNL
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Statistisk sentralbyrå (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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