Norwegian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Which place completes this sentence about Trondheim? In 1924, the name of the Norwegian capital city was changed from Kristiania to ______, removing the name referencing a Danish King in favor of the…
  2. Which place completes this sentence about Fredrikstad? Along with neighboring ______, Fredrikstad forms the fifth largest city in Norway: Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg.
  3. Which place completes this sentence about Fredrikstad? As of 31 December 2024, according to Statistics Norway, these two municipalities have a total population of 146,001 with 85,862 in Fredrikstad an…
  4. Which place completes this sentence about Sarpsborg? Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring ______.
  5. Which place completes this sentence about Sarpsborg? As of 1 January 2018, according to Statistics Norway these two municipalities have a total population of 136,127 with 55,840 in Sarpsborg and 81,27…
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Lillehammer? To distinguish it from the nearby town of ______ and Diocese of Hamar, it began to be called "little Hamar": Lilþlæ Hamar and Litlihamarr, and fi…
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Molde? The town gained formal trading rights before 1604 under the supervision of ______.
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Kongsberg? By the 18th century Kongsberg was Norway's second largest city, second only to ______.
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Kristiansund? Before the introduction of postal codes in Norway in 1968, it was easy to confuse the name Kristiansund with ______ in the south.
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Longyearbyen? In 1901, ______-Spitsbergen Kullgrube-kompani started mining coal in Adventtoppen.
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Senja? At Lysnes on northern Senja is a fast boat connection with the city of ______, a trip that takes about 50 minutes.
  12. Which place completes this sentence about Preikestolen? The parking facility for Preikestolen is located, thanks to the April 2020 opening of underwater tunnel Ryfylketunnelen, about 40 minutes from _…
  13. Which place completes this sentence about Hardangervidda? The ______ Line and the main Norwegian National Road 7 cross the plateau.
  14. Which place completes this sentence about Mjøsa? The towns of ______, Gjøvik, and Lillehammer were founded along the shores of the lake.
  15. Which place completes this sentence about Oslofjord? The invasion plan envisaged landing of 1,000 troops transported by ship to ______.
  16. Which place completes this sentence about Telemark? Grenland and the ______ fjord are flatter regions located closer to or at the coast.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Trøndelag? Lade is located in the eastern part of ______, bordering the Trondheimsfjord.
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Nordland? Saltstraumen whirlpool is just south-east of ______, and Moskenstraumen is located in southern Lofoten.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Troms? The county, and the city of ______, is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located, from the Old Norse Trums.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Vestland? The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is ______, where the executive and political leadership is based.
  21. Which place completes the sentence? During that time in 1915, Årstad Municipality was annexed into ______.
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Rogaland? The administrative centre of the county is the city of ______, which is the third largest city in Norway.
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Rogaland? During Denmark's rule of Norway the county was named ______ amt, after the large city of Stavanger, and this name continued to be used until 1919.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Rogaland? Another annual event in ______ is The World Tour Beach Volleyball.
  25. Which place completes the sentence? As of 1 January 2020 ______ is the largest with a population of 28,434.
  26. Which place completes the sentence? The capital was located in the town of ______, which was also the county's largest city.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Møre og Romsdal? The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while ______ is the largest town.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Møre og Romsdal? The largest town in the county is ______ located within Ålesund Municipality.
  29. Which place completes the sentence? The capital city of ______ is both a county and a municipality.
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Akershus Fortress? The castle is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1300 in a letter from King Haakon to a church in ______.
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Gokstad ship? The Gokstad ship is a Viking 9th-century longship found in a burial mound at Gokstad in Sandar, ______, Vestfold, Norway.
  32. Which place completes the sentence? The new ship was launched from the city of ______ on 20 June 2012.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Hamar? The old version was first described in the anonymous ______ Chronicle, written in 1553.
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Hamar? Between 500 and 1000 AD, the Åker farm was one of the most important power centres in Norway, located just a few kilometres away from today's town of _…
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Ny-Ålesund? Ny-______ has an all-year permanent population of 30 to 35, with the summer population reaching 114.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Nordland Railway? A committee to look into building a railway northwards from ______ was established in 1870.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Nordland Railway? Shares in the railway company were offered for sale in 1871, of which NOK 1.2 million was bought by ______ Municipality.

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