Nordhordland is a
traditional district in the
western part of
Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of
Hordaland county, north of the city of
Bergen. It includes the municipalities
Austrheim,
Fedje,
Lindås,
Masfjorden,
Meland,
Modalen,
Osterøy,
Radøy and
Vaksdal. The district roughly corresponds to the Nordhordland prosti, a
Church of Norway deanery and to the municipalities in the
Nordhordland District Court. Historically, the municipality of
Gulen in
Sogn og Fjordane county to the north was included in the district.
