Strilelandet Explained

Strilelandet is a loosely defined district in Vestland county, Norway. It is normally defined as Nordhordland and Midhordland except for Bergen. It has traditionally been used as a term within Bergen to describe people who came from the surrounding area, and could be approximately defined as the area which was within a day's rowing of Bergen.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Byen og Strilelandet . Fossen . Anders Bjarne . Kulturhistorisk vegbok . 18 January 2011 . 24 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175719/http://www.grind.no/pdf/kvh-16-tema.pdf.