Others include Pentecostals (39,600),[260] the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (19,600),[260] Methodists (11,000),[260] Baptists (9,900),[260] Eastern Orthodox (9,900),[260] Brunstad Christian Church (6,800),[260] Seventh-day Adventists (5,100),[260] Assyrians and Chaldeans, and others. Controversial events associated with the black metal movement in the early 1990s included several church burnings and two prominent murder cases. [224] Tourism is seasonal in Norway, with more than half of total tourists visiting between the months of May and August.[224]. 1936 • Due to the low population density, narrow shape and long coastlines of Norway, its public transport is less developed than in many European countries, especially outside the major cities. While in the Viking Age all farmers owned their own land, by 1300, seventy percent of the land was owned by the king, the church, or the aristocracy. Huge burial cairns built close to the sea as far north as Harstad and also inland in the south are characteristic of this period. 1997 • Stonework architecture was introduced from Europe for the most important structures, beginning with the construction of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. [140] Historically, both the Norwegian Labour Party and Conservative Party have played leading political roles. Oil fields not yet in the production phase include: Wisting Central—calculated size in 2013 at 65–156 million barrels of oil and 10 to 40 billion cubic feet (0.28 to 1.13 billion cubic metres), (utvinnbar) of gas. Juni 2021 musste von staatlicher Seite entschieden werden, ob die Einreichungen den Wahlgesetzen entsprechen. Norway has also acceded to the Schengen Agreement and several other intergovernmental agreements among the EU member states. They colonised, raided, and traded in all parts of Europe. [10][11] Vereinzelt kandidierten Personen parteiintern für verschiedene Wahlkreise, obwohl die Partei dort auf unterschiedliche Wahllisten setzte. Im Ausland war bis zum 3. Norway is a highly integrated member of most sectors of the EU internal market. [175] This is also evident in Norway's low Gini coefficient. The issue of separation of church and state in Norway has been increasingly controversial, as many people believe it is time to change this, to reflect the growing diversity in the population. While the Prime Minister nominates Supreme Court Justices for office, their nomination must be approved by Parliament and formally confirmed by the Monarch in the Council of State. Translate Storting [norwegisches Parlament]. [47] This age was characterised by expansion and emigration by Viking seafarers. According to the traditional dominant view, the first component was originally norðr, a cognate of English north, so the full name was Norðr vegr, "the way northwards", referring to the sailing route along the Norwegian coast, and contrasting with suðrvegar "southern way" (from Old Norse suðr) for (Germany), and austrvegr "eastern way" (from austr) for the Baltic. About the Storting. [158] 60 countries maintain an embassy in Norway, all of them in the capital, Oslo. 159 der 356 norwegischen Kommunen entschieden sich dafür, zwei Wahltage zu haben. The monarch officially retains executive power. [217] There are departures to most European countries and some intercontinental destinations. All Norwegian dialects are mutually intelligible, although listeners with limited exposure to dialects other than their own may struggle to understand certain phrases and pronunciations in some other dialects. Norway leads the overall medal tables at the Winter Olympic Games by a considerable margin. In 2018, immigrants accounted for 14.1% of Norway's population. Contact with the civilised countries farther south brought a knowledge of runes; the oldest known Norwegian runic inscription dates from the third century. It's calculated as 19,940.14/(365,246.17+19,940.14). At the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Ålesund was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style, influenced by styles of France. Since the 1990s, Norway's export of black metal, a lo-fi, dark and raw form of heavy metal, has been developed by such bands as Emperor, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Burzum and Immortal. Crops that are typically linked to forests' destruction are timber, soy and palm oil, while beef is also damaging. The Sámi minority retained their shamanistic religion well into the 18th century, when most converted to Christianity under the influence of Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionaries. [50], Die Parteien Arbeiderpartiet, Høyre, Senterpartiet, Fremskrittspartiet, Sosialistisk Venstreparti, Rødt und Venstre erreichten jeweils über vier Prozent. The League's monopolistic control over the economy of Norway put pressure on all classes, especially the peasantry, to the degree that no real burgher class existed in Norway. Quisling, as minister president, later formed a collaborationist government under German control. Für die vorzeitige Stimmabgabe bis zum 10. He also said that beyond the wide wilderness in Norway's southern part was the land of the Swedes, "Svealand". Link des Tages "Aktuell: Strompreise in Nordeuropa" Willkommen. [70] After the plague, many farms lay idle while the population slowly increased. 189 der 356 Kommunen gaben an, eine maschinelle zweite Auszählung durchzuführen. The Background of the Sami Parliament. Excavation has revealed stone foundations of farmhouses 18 to 27 metres (59 to 89 ft) long—one even 46 metres (151 feet) long—the roofs of which were supported on wooden posts. Am 24. [27][28] Among other arguments in favour of the theory, it is pointed out that the word has a long vowel in Skaldic poetry and is not attested with <ð> in any native Norse texts or inscriptions (the earliest runic attestations have the spellings nuruiak and nuriki). They caused an uproar because of his candid portrayals of the middle classes, complete with infidelity, unhappy marriages, and corrupt businessmen. Archive (1) Travellers: their situation and recommendations for social assistance Ketil Østvedt, 1980, rom_00014. Als Durchschnittsalter wurde bei den Männern ein Alter von 50 und bei den Frauen ein Alter von 46 Jahren berechnet. The railways transported 56,827,000 passengers 2,956 million passenger-kilometres and 24,783,000 tonnes of cargo 3,414 million tonne-kilometres. About 70.6% of Norwegians were members of the Church of Norway in 2017. Reporters Without Borders, in its 2007 Worldwide Press Freedom Index, ranked Norway at a shared first place (along with Iceland) out of 169 countries.[149]. Little Norwegian literature came out of the period of the Scandinavian Union and the subsequent Dano-Norwegian union (1387–1814), with some notable exceptions such as Petter Dass and Ludvig Holberg. [297], For an extended period, the Norwegian art scene was dominated by artwork from Germany and Holland as well as by the influence of Copenhagen. Bokmål is the written language used by a large majority of about 85%. The most noticeable of these are the fjords: deep grooves cut into the land flooded by the sea following the end of the Ice Age. [200] All domestic passenger trains except the Airport Express Train are operated by Norges Statsbaner (NSB). [25][26], Norway has two official names: Norge in Bokmål and Noreg in Nynorsk. :pricing}} - Many remain in the church to participate in the community and practices such as baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial rites. A-ha's most memorable song and music video Take On Me has currently over 1.3 billion views. [209] The plug-in electric segment market share of new car sales is also the highest in the world. [202] [69] However, the few surviving farms' tenants found their bargaining positions with their landlords greatly strengthened. Norway is the host of one of the world's biggest extreme sport festivals with music, Ekstremsportveko—a festival held annually in Voss. 1870 • Am 13. 2025, 1905 (Aug.) • Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, was the world chess champion between 2013 and 2023. In 1898, all men were granted universal suffrage, followed by all women in 1913. Traditional wooden buildings that were constructed in Røros have survived. Der verbleibende Sitz dient als Ausgleichsmandat, wodurch landesweit eine annähernd proportionale Repräsentation gewährleistet werden soll. [31] Die Venstre-Partei begann im Anschluss an die Wahl im September 2017 Koalitionsverhandlungen mit der Regierung Solberg und im Januar 2018 wurde die neue Minderheitsregierung mit Beteiligung von Venstre-Politikern vorgestellt. [114] The east of the country has a more continental climate, and the mountain ranges have subarctic and tundra climates. King Haakon and the Norwegian government escaped to Rotherhithe in London. [195] The future size of the fund is closely linked to the price of oil and to developments in international financial markets. The state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, such as the strategic petroleum sector (Equinor), hydroelectric energy production (Statkraft), aluminium production (Norsk Hydro), the largest Norwegian bank (DNB), and telecommunication provider (Telenor). September 2021 in einer der 159 Kommunen, die auch am Sonntag eine Stimmabgabe ermöglichten. Some sectors, such as agriculture, oil and fish, are not wholly covered by the EEA Treaty. Margaret was working toward a union of Sweden with Denmark and Norway by having Olaf elected to the Swedish throne. Norway has often been ruled by minority governments. A fine example, Urnes Stave Church in inner Sognefjord, is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Die Senterpartiet trat in allen Wahlkreisen außer Vest- und Aust-Agder mit unterschiedlichen Parteilisten an. Although all government and parliamentary acts are decided beforehand, the privy council is an example of symbolic gesture the king retains. [211] In June 2017, 42% of new cars registered were electric. The largest land animal on the mainland is the elk (American English: moose). [69] Queen Margaret knew that her power would be more secure if she were able to find a king to rule in her place. Brünn / Verfassungswirklichkeit u. Funktionsverschiebungen der norw. Flug, Hotel und Mietwagen, My Nordic Travel – entwerfen Sie Ihre eigene Reiseroute, Skiurlaub in Rauland – fahren Sie Ski in der wunderschönen Bergwelt, {{title}} [92], Jens Stoltenberg, leader of the Labour Party, led Norway as Prime Minister for eight years from 2005 to 2013. [210] According to a report by Dagens Næringsliv in June 2016, the country would like to ban sales of gasoline and diesel powered vehicles as early as 2025. Die SV verkündete am 29. [233] According to Reuters, Oslo is the "fastest growing city in Europe because of increased immigration". Der Parteivorsitzende Audun Lysbakken wurde auf den ersten Platz der SV-Wahlliste in Hordaland gewählt. 1945 • Even the state's loss in a battle at the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg[138] in 2007 did not settle the matter. Non-voting participation by Norway has been granted in, for instance, the Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, the Schengen Agreement, and the European Defence Agency, as well as 19 separate programmes.[160]. Oktober 2021 statt. Parlamentswahl in Norwegen 2021. [22], Bei der Parlamentswahl 2017 ging die sozialdemokratische Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) als die größte Fraktion hervor. 1903 • [150] Norway has ratified all relevant international anti-corruption conventions, and its standards of implementation and enforcement of anti-corruption legislation are considered very high by many international anti-corruption working groups such as the OECD Anti-Bribery Working Group. The Norwegian Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost formed in 1996; in 2011, the fellowship had about 300 members. [citation needed]. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo on Tuesday. Hinter den 5174 Listenplätze wurden 2052 Frauen und 3117 Männer geführt. 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März 2021 von den Parteien eingereicht werden, bis zum 1. [243], In 2012, the immigrant community (which includes immigrants and children born in Norway of immigrant parents) grew by 55,300, a record high. By the late 1990s, Norway had paid off its foreign debt and had started accumulating a sovereign wealth fund. Higher education in Norway is offered by a range of seven universities, five specialised colleges, 25 university colleges as well as a range of private colleges. 133 für die gesamte, jetzt vier Jahre währende Wahlperiode. [143] Her centre-right government won re-election in the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election. Five percent gave no response. The Police Directorate is headed by a National Police Commissioner. Public education is virtually free for citizens from EU/EEA and Switzerland, but other nationalities need to pay tuition fees. Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), originally from the Dresden school, eventually returned to paint the landscapes of western Norway, defining Norwegian painting for the first time. 1835 • Many Norwegians and persons of Norwegian descent joined the Allied forces as well as the Free Norwegian Forces. In 1905, the country welcomed the prince from neighbouring Denmark, his wife Maud of Wales and their young son to re-establish Norway's royal house. [237], In 2017, the population of Norway ranked first on the World Happiness Report. [75] Norway took this opportunity to declare independence, adopted a constitution based on American and French models, and elected the Crown Prince of Denmark and Norway, Christian Frederick, as king on 17 May 1814. [16] Die Wahlen in Norwegen finden montags statt, gesetzlich vorgeschrieben ist zudem der September als Wahlmonat. The disease pattern in Norway changed from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases and chronic diseases as cardiovascular disease. 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Norway", "Norway election: Erna Solberg to form new government", "Norway's Prime Minister Presents His New Government", "An Introduction to Norway » Government & Politics", "Norge utvider Dronning Maud Land helt frem til Sydpolen", "Global Corruption Barometer 2013-Norway". Power is separated among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, as defined by the Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. In the 19th century, it inspired a strong romantic nationalistic movement, which is still visible in the Norwegian language and media. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). In the southern part of the country are dwelling sites dating from about 5,000 BC. Following the recession caused by the Napoleonic Wars, economic development of Norway remained slow until economic growth began around 1830.[78]. Lösungen für „norwegisches Parlament" 3 Kreuzworträtsel-Lösungen im Überblick Anzahl der Buchstaben Sortierung nach Länge Jetzt Kreuzworträtsel lösen! [145] As such, the Government is directly represented at a local level through the County Governors' offices. Mål og meining : Ein heilskapleg norsk språkpolitikk", "The evolution of Norwegian architecture", "Bandy destined for the Olympic Winter Games! Members of Christian communities outside the Church of Norway. Norway was neutral during the First World War, and also in World War II until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany until the end of the war. 2001 • [14][15] Vom 10. [300] A Norwegian speciality is rakefisk, which is fermented trout, consumed with thin flatbread (flatbrød, not lefse) and sour cream. Thon Hotels - mit fantastischem Frühstück. "[286] As Norway has ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) the Kven language together with Romani and Scandoromani language has become officially recognised minority languages. The attraction and the film ceased their operations on 5 October 2014. {{? [293] A short film, The Spirit of Norway, was featured at Maelstrom at Norway Pavilion at Epcot located within Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in the United States. Norway enjoys many music festivals throughout the year, all over the country. It is a Unified National Police Service made up of 27 Police Districts and several specialist agencies, such as Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, known as Økokrim; and the National Criminal Investigation Service, known as Kripos, each headed by a chief of police. Die erste Auszählung musste per Hand geschehen, die zweite konnte auch maschinell erfolgen. The Frostating was the assembly for the leaders in the Trondheimsfjord area; the Earls of Lade, near Trondheim, seem to have enlarged the Frostatingslag by adding the coastland from Romsdalsfjord to Lofoten. 1915 • When non-listed companies are included, the state has even higher share in ownership (mainly from direct oil licence ownership). Norway lost the steady stream of pilgrims to the relics of St. Olav at the Nidaros shrine, and with them, much of the contact with cultural and economic life in the rest of Europe. [270] In the 1800s, by contrast, poverty and communicable diseases dominated in Norway together with famines and epidemics. In response to its being overrun by Germany in 1940, the country was one of the founding nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 4 April 1949. [204], Norway has approximately 92,946 kilometres (57,754 mi) of road network, of which 72,033 kilometres (44,759 mi) are paved and 664 kilometres (413 mi) are motorway. Die Parteivorsitzende Sylvi Listhaug, die im Mai 2021 zur Nachfolgerin von Siv Jensen gewählt wurde, wurde auf den ersten Platz der FrP-Wahlliste in Møre og Romsdal gewählt. Composers include Thomas Bergersen, who has composed for many picture campaigns, including Avatar, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and Narnia. Commentators have pointed to the poor co-operation between the opposition parties, including the Liberals and the Christian Democrats. [5], Die Anzahl der Parlamentssitze pro Wahlkreis wurde basierend auf der Fläche und Einwohnerzahl der einzelnen Wahlkreise berechnet. Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. The dead were cremated, and their graves contain few burial goods. Through these big companies, the government controls approximately 30% of the stock values at the Oslo Stock Exchange. The highest FIFA ranking Norway has achieved is second, a position it has held twice, in 1993 and in 1995. Box 1700 SentrumN-0026 OsloTel. [63] Even worse were the pirates, the "Victual Brothers", who launched three devastating raids on the port (the last in 1427). [262] It is practised mainly by Somali, Arab, Bosniak, Kurdish and Turkish immigrants, as well as Norwegians of Pakistani descent. This resurrected theory has received some pushback by other scholars on various grounds, e. g. the uncontroversial presence of the element norðr in the ethnonym norðrmaðr "Norseman, Norwegian person" (modern Norwegian nordmann), and the adjective norrǿnn "northern, Norse, Norwegian", as well as the very early attestations of the Latin and Anglo-Saxon forms with . In his play Peer Gynt, Ibsen characterised this period as "Twice two hundred years of darkness/brooded o'er the race of monkeys." [274][275][276] Higher education has historically been free for everyone regardless of nationality, but tuition fees for all students from outside EU/EEA and Switzerland was implemented in 2023.[277][278]. He made his appeal to the labouring classes urging a change of social structure "from below upwards." Foreningen Forn Sed was formed in 1999 and has been recognised by the Norwegian government. Oslo is the host of many festivals, such as Øyafestivalen and by:Larm. Oil production did not provide net income until the early 1980s because of the large capital investment that was required to establish the country's petroleum industry. September 2021 statt. [40][41], The adjective Norwegian, recorded from c. 1600, is derived from the latinisation of the name as Norwegia; in the adjective Norwegian, the Old English spelling '-weg' has survived. Das gewählte Parlament trat am 1. [55] The church inevitably had to take sides in the conflicts, with the civil wars also becoming an issue regarding the church's influence of the king. "Index", Norwegisches Parlament, Oslo (purchase) 2003 "Recovery Rotation", in: "Conceptualisms: Contemporary Receptions in Music, Art and Film", Akademie der Künste, Berlin "The Wunderblock" (2000), in: "Sehnsucht des Kartografen", Kunstverein Hannover 2002 "Index", "The Great Archive", Installations, Galerie Bleibtreu, Berlin [96] Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre was sworn in as new prime minister, in a centre-left minority government comprising 10 women and nine men. For girls it was 2.7 and for boys 2.3, which is the lowest infant mortality rate for boys ever recorded in Norway.[272]. This continues today in the performing arts and as a result of government support for exhibitions, cultural projects and artwork.[291]. Formerly, the PM had to have more than half the members of cabinet be members of the Church of Norway, meaning at least ten out of the 19 ministries. The looting of the monastery at Lindisfarne in northeast England in 793 by Norse people has long been regarded as the event which marked the beginning of the Viking Age. Two more TLDs have been assigned, but are not used: This page was last edited on 5 June 2023, at 16:13. Nordkalott-Forlaget. The Parliament of Norway, called the Storting (meaning Grand Assembly), ratifies national treaties developed by the executive branch. Eivind Bråstad Jensen. Norway participated in the 1990s brokering of the Oslo Accords, an unsuccessful attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Norway contributed in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. {{/}} The Commander-in-Chief is King Harald V. The military of Norway is divided into the following branches: the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force and the Home Guard. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle (hence Norway's description as the "Land of the Midnight sun"), and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day. Januar wurde das neue Kabinett vorgestellt und somit erneut eine Minderheitsregierung mit Beteiligung von Høyre, Venstre und KrF gebildet. The hunting-fishing population of the west coast was also gradually replaced by farmers, though hunting and fishing remained useful secondary means of livelihood. Members of the Royal family are required to be members of the Lutheran church. Life in Norway (especially economic life) was "dominated by the aristocracy of professional men who filled most of the important posts in the central government". Am für alle Kommunen geltenden Wahltag, dem 13. [46][47], Insgesamt waren bei der Wahl 3.891.736 Personen wahlberechtigt. The movement covered all branches of culture, including literature (Henrik Wergeland [1808–1845], Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson [1832–1910], Peter Christen Asbjørnsen [1812–1845], Jørgen Moe [1813–1882]), painting (Hans Gude [1825–1903], Adolph Tidemand [1814–1876]), music (Edvard Grieg [1843–1907]), and even language policy, where attempts to define a native written language for Norway led to today's two official written forms for Norwegian: Bokmål and Nynorsk. [102] Permafrost can be found all year in the higher mountain areas and in the interior of Finnmark county. [60], The Hanseatic League took control over Norwegian trade during the 14th century and established a trading centre in Bergen. The first line of this couplet is frequently quoted. The Council reviews and approves all of the monarch's actions as head of state. The Hanseatic merchants formed a state within a state in Bergen for generations. Das Parlamentsgebäude (Stortinget) stammt aus dem Jahr 1866 und ist Sitz der Nationalversammlung. Arriving back in Norway in 995, Olav landed in Moster. Another notable example of wooden architecture is the buildings at Bryggen Wharf in Bergen, also on the list for World Cultural Heritage sites, consisting of a row of tall, narrow wooden structures along the quayside. Joint long-term support to Ukraine. Which includes movies such as The Imitation Game, Passengers, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, as well as the TV-series Jack Ryan and Marco Polo. 1850 • The wars ended in 1217 with the appointment of Håkon Håkonsson, who introduced clear law of succession. On most maps, there had been an unclaimed area between Queen Maud Land and the South Pole until 12 June 2015 when Norway formally annexed that area.[147]. Das Storting hat die Aufgabe, Gesetze zu verabschieden, den Haushalt zu beschließen und die Arbeit der Regierung zu kontrollieren. Wechselkurs: 1 EUR = 11,72 NOK 1 US-Dollar = 10,61 NOK Stand: 27.04.2023. 14 December 2017. The country has long-standing water transport traditions, but the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has in recent years implemented rail, road, and air transport through numerous subsidiaries to develop the country's infrastructure. [240] In the 2011 Canadian census, 452,705 Canadian citizens identified as having Norwegian ancestry. Norwegisches Parlament Storting von Hacker-Angriff betroffen. Finds from these sites give a clearer idea of the life of the hunting and fishing peoples. [124] The country is also home to the natural phenomena of the Midnight sun (during summer), as well as the Aurora borealis known also as the Northern lights. [152] They successfully campaigned for women's right to education, women's suffrage, the right to work, and other gender equality policies.