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Norwegian cities are cities that can be founded by the Norwegian civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.

The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.

List of cities[]

City Name Notes
Capital Capital
Nidaros Past name of Trondheim and third largest city
Cities
Oslo Modern capital and largest city of Norway, founded by Harald Hardrada around 1049 AD
Bergen 13th century capital of Norway and second largest city
Stavanger Home of Stavanger Cathedral (1125); fourth largest city and oil capital of Norway
Kristiansand Fifth largest city in Norway, founded by Christian IV of Denmark-Norway
Skedsmo Farm (and today a municipality) in Akershus County, where the tribes of the region of Raumaríki (Romerike) fought against Olaf II
Sarpsborg Originally known as Borg, it was a place of fortifications built by Olaf II; today the capital of Østfold County
Tromsø Capital of Troms County, largest city in northern Norway and major cultural hub above the Arctic Circle
Ålesund City in Møre og Romsdal and entrance to the Geirangerfjord; Rollo is thought to have hailed from Giske, a village northwest of Ålesund
Hamar Capital of Hedmark County and Viking Age kaupang (market town)
Skien Capital of Telemark County and Viking Age meeting place of inland farmers and marine traders
Bjarkøy Former municipality and Viking Age chieftain seat; home of Thorir Hund, one of the chieftains who killed Olaf II at the Battle of Stiklestad
Drammen Capital of Buskerud County
Namsos City in Trøndelag County
Avaldsnes Village in Karmøy municipality and site of Harald Fairhair's estate
Sogndal Municipality where Kaupanger Stave Church is located, and where the Eggja stone was found
Tønsberg Capital of Vestfold County and oldest Norwegian city, founded before 871 AD
Karmøy Island and municipality in Norway
Frosta Former seat of Frostathing, one of 4 major things (assemblies) in Norway
Kvitsøy Smallest municipality of Norway; location of the Kvitsøykrossen, a stone cross where Olaf II made a truce with Erling Skjalgsson, a powerful political leader
Stiklestad Village in Trøndelag; site of the Battle of Stiklestad
Hundorp Village in Gudbandsdalen, former seat of the Gudbrand Valley petty kingdom
Stange Farm, village and municipality in Hedmark, point of trade between Hamar and southwards
Reykjavík Capital of Iceland
Tjøtta Village in Nordland; home of Hárek of Tjøtta, one of the chieftains who killed Olaf II at the Battle of Stiklestad
Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag, where Stiklestad is located
Brattahlíð Estate of Erik the Red in Greenland
Kristiansund City in Møre og Romsdal; formerly Fosna, renamed after Christian VI of Denmark-Norway
Ringerike Area (and today a municipality) in eastern Norway important during the unification, and Harald Hardrada's birthplace
Sandnæs Largest Norse farmstead in the Western Settlement of medieval Greenland
Moster Island where Olav Tryggvason is said to have begun the Christianization of Norway
Vinland Old Norse name for areas discovered in North America, stretching from Newfoundland to northeastern New Brunswick in modern-day Canada

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