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Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county.

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Hordaland was a county in western Norway that was the third most populous in the country, with its county government based in Bergen, until it merged with Sogn og Fjordane in 2020 to create the new Vestland county. The county had an interesting history where Bergen operated as an independent county until 1972, when it became part of Hordaland.

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Kommune.name: Hordaland
Kommune.fylke: yes
Kommune.former: yes
Kommune.image_skyline: Hordaland Hardangerfjord 05.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: Hardangerfjord in July 2012
Kommune.idnumber: 12
Kommune.county: Hordaland
Kommune.district: Western Norway
Kommune.capital: Bergen
Kommune.established: 1763
Kommune.preceded: Bergenhus amt
Kommune.disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Kommune.succeeded: Vestland county
Kommune.demonym: Hordalending
Kommune.language: Nynorsk
Kommune.county_mayor: Anne Gine Hestetun
Kommune.county_mayor_party: Ap
Kommune.county_mayor_as_of: 2015-2019

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Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county.

== Name and symbols ==

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