Norsk versjon
Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names
The database currently covers the following volumes of O. Rygh's
series on Norwegian farm names: 1 through 17. These volumes cover farm
names in the following modern counties (fylke) Østfold (Smaalenenes
amt), Akershus og Oslo (Akershus amt), Hedmark (Hedemarkens amt),
Oppland (Kristians amt), Buskerud (Buskeruds amt), Vestfold (Jarlsberg
og Larviks amt), Telemark (Bratsberg amt), (Aust-Agder (Nedenes
amt),Vest-Agder (Lister og Mandals amt), Rogaland (Stavanger amt),
Hordaland (Søndre Bergenhus amt), Sogn og fjordane (Nordre Bergenhus amt), Møre og Romsdal (Romsdals amt), Sør-Trøndelag (Søndre Trondhjems amt), Nord-Trøndelag (Nordre Trondhjems amt), Nordland (Nordlands amt) and Troms (Tromsø amt). The names in parenthesis are the older county names used in this database.
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Updated May 10. 1999 by Chr.-Emil Ore.