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Hardanger is:

An area in the western part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Odda, Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Granvin.
A fjord around which the landscape of Hardanger is centered
A mountain plateau in Norway, Hardangervidda .
A string instrument from Norway, also hardingfele.
A form of embroidery. Hardanger embroidery comes from the district of the same name. It consists of drawn thread embroidery in white on a coloured piece of Hardanger cloth.
A special kind of evenweave cloth used for Hardanger embroidery and other counted-thread embroidery

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HardangerHardanger is: An area in the western part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Odda, Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Granvin. A fjord around which the landscape of Hardanger is centered A mountain plateau in Norway, Hardangervidda. A string inst

Hardanger embroideryHardanger embroidery is a form of embroidery worked in white yarn on a coloured Hardanger cloth, using drawn thread work. It is a form of counted-thread embroidery It originates from the Hardanger district in Western Norway. Amongst the special techniques

HardangerfjordWith a length of 179km/111mi the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland, is the second largest fjord in the world after the Sognefjord 204km/126mi also located in Norway, just north of the Hardangerfjord . The Hardangerfjord start at the Atlantic Ocean

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