Sogn 1449920 221581978 2008-06-25T04:06:54Z Jay1279 1827553 Repairing link to disambiguation page - [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|You can help!]] [[Image:Image-Sognekart.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Sogn og Fjordane]] county. The district of Sogn is colored yellow]][[Image:Community in Sogn Norway.jpeg|right|200px|thumb|Shore community in Sogn, Norway]] '''Sogn''' is a [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] in [[Western Norway]] ''(Vestlandet)''. It is located in the [[Counties of Norway|county]] of [[Sogn og Fjordane]], surrounding the [[Sognefjord]]. Sogn consists of the [[Municipalities of Norway|municipalities]] of [[Aurland]], [[Balestrand]], [[Hyllestad]], [[Høyanger]], [[Gulen]], [[Leikanger]], [[Luster, Norway|Luster]], [[Lærdal]], [[Sogndal]], [[Solund]], [[Vik]], and [[Årdal]]. ==Name== [[Sogn og Fjordane]] is known for its many fjords, mountains, and glaciers. The name ''Sogn'' is very old, and it originally belonged to the fjord (now called [[Sognefjord]]). The name is derived from the verb ''súga'' which means "suck"--referring to the strong tidal streams at the mouth of the fjord. The [[Sognefjord]] is the longest [[fjord]] in the world. [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county is approximately 18,634 square kilometers. *''Sogn is also the name of an area in the northern part of [[Oslo]], often associated with [[Sogn Studentby]], a residential area for students.'' ==History== ===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]] * [[Harald I of Norway|Harald Fairhair]] The [[Gulating]] met in the district of Sogn in the present day municipality of [[Gulen]]. ===1662-present=== In [[1662]], ''Sogn fogderi'' was created as part of the [[Sogn og Fjordane|Nordre Bergenhus amt]]. Sogn was further divided into ''Indre Sogn'' (Inner Sogn) and ''Ytre Sogn'' (Outer Sogn).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogn_%28distrikt%29|title=Sogn (distrikt)|publisher=Bokmål Wikipedia|accessdaymonth=24 June|accessyear=2008}}</ref> *''Indre Sogn'' consisted of the present day municipalities of [[Aurland]], [[Leikanger]], [[Luster, Norway|Luster]], [[Lærdal]], [[Sogndal]], and [[Årdal]]. The village of [[Sogndalsfjøra]] was the administrative center. *''Ytre Sogn'' consisted of the present day municipalities of [[Balestrand]], [[Gulen]], [[Hyllestad]], [[Høyanger]], [[Solund]], and [[Vik]]. The village of [[Høyanger]] was the administrative center. In [[1919]], ''Nordre Bergenhus amt'' was re-named ''[[Sogn og Fjordane]] fylke''. ==References== {{reflist}}<br /> {{SognFjordane-geo-stub}} {{Sogn_og_Fjordane}} [[Category:Districts of Sogn og Fjordane]] [[Category:Petty kingdoms of Norway]] [[da:Sogn (distrikt)]] [[de:Sogn (Landschaft)]] [[fr:Royaume de Sogn]] [[no:Sogn (distrikt)]] [[nn:Sogn]]