Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland on the west coast of Norway. At the end of 2019, the municipality's population was 283,929, and the Bergen metropolitan region has about 420,000 inhabitants. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the 'city of seven mountains'. Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland, and consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane.
Arna is a borough in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It is one of eight boroughs in Bergen. It encompasses the northeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. Arna was merged into the city of Bergen in 1972. Prior to that, it was the separate municipality of Arna. The main population centres in the borough are the villages of Indre Arna, Ytre Arna, and Espeland.
Kibaale District, is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the town of Kibaale.
E39 is the designation of a 1,330 kilometres (830 mi) long north–south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde, Lavik ... Instefjord, Knarvik, Bergen, Bjørnafjorden ... Stord, Sveio, Aksdal, Bokn ... Rennesøy, Randaberg, Stavanger, Sandnes, Ålgård, Helleland, Flekkefjord, Lyngdal, Mandal, Kristiansand ... Hirtshals, Hjørring, and Nørresundby. Several sections are via ferry, denoted by ... in the above list. In total there are nine ferries, the highest number of ferries for a single road in Europe.
Espeland concentration camp was established at the village of Espeland in the borough of Arna in Bergen, Norway by the Nazi authorities of occupied Norway in the summer of 1943.
Ulven concentration camp was a concentration camp in Norway that was located in what was Os Municipality in Hordaland county. It was located just outside the village of Osøyro, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Bergen. It was established in June 1940 during the German occupation of Norway, and it was the first prison camp in Norway. It was designated a Polizeihäftlingslager, under the administration of the Nazi "security police".
Nordvik is a settlement in the municipalities of Bergen and Os in the county of Hordaland, Norway. As of January 1, 2008, the population of the Nordvik urban area is 429, of which 383 people live in Bergen and 46 in Os. The urban area covers a land area of 0.42 square kilometres, and has a population density of 1021 per square kilometre.
Tunes is a village in Bergen municipality, Norway. It is a part of the urban area Indre Arna, which has a population of 6,166.
Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen, Norway. On January 1, 2008, the population of the Hylkje urban area was 2137. The urban area covered a land area of 2.59 square kilometres, and had a population density of 825 per square kilometre. European route E39 runs through Hylkje.
Osøyro is the administrative centre of Os municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village lies on the southwestern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the western shore of the Fusafjorden, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city centre of Bergen. The European route E39 highway runs through the village on its way to Bergen. There is a car ferry from the east side of Osøyro to the village of Fusa, across the Fusafjorden. Os Church is located in the village.
Fanahammeren or Fanahammaren is a residential village area at the eastern end of the Fanafjorden in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. Fanahammeren lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the city centre.
Indre Arna is a settlement in Arna borough in Bergen, Norway. While Indre Arna is relatively far from most of the city by road, an 8-minute train journey through Ulriken connects Indre Arna to the city centre. On January 1, 2008, the Indre Arna urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, had a population of 6198. The urban settlement covered a land area of 3.80 square kilometres, and had a population density of 1631 per square kilometre. Arna Church is located in the village.
Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in Bergen, Norway. Ytre Arna is principally associated with A/S Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. Ytre Arna Church is also located in the village.
Haus or Hausvik is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern coast of the island of Osterøy along the Sørfjorden. The village lies across the Sørfjorden from the villages of Ytre Arna and Garnes. The village of Valestrandfossen lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north along the fjord. The 0.38-square-kilometre (94-acre) village has a population (2013) of 619, giving the village a population density of 1,629 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,220/sq mi).
Espegrend is a marine biological field station located in Bergen, Norway. The station is located close to the airport Flesland, 20 kilometers south of Bergen.
The Bergen Peninsula is a peninsula in Vestland county, Norway. The city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city, is located on the peninsula. The peninsula extends out from the mainland and it is surrounded by the following fjords: Samnangerfjorden, Bjørnafjorden, Fusafjorden, Raunefjorden, Byfjorden, Salhusfjorden, Sørfjorden. The peninsula is connected to the rest of mainland Norway by a narrow, 6.5-kilometre (4.0 mi) wide strip of land between the villages of Trengereid and Årland. The 465-square-kilometre (180 sq mi) municipality of Bergen, about 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) of the municipality of Bjørnafjorden, and about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) of the municipality of Samnanger are all located on the peninsula. The highest point is the 987-metre (3,238 ft) tall mountain Gullfjellet.
Góraj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Babiak, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Babiak, 21 km (13 mi) north of Koło, and 121 km (75 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.
Arna is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1964 until 1972. It encompassed the northeastern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the Sørfjorden, bordering the city of Bergen across the mountains to the west. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Indre Arna. The municipality stretched from the village of Ytre Arna to Trengereid along the coast and then inland about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the Espeland area. Today, the area of the former municipality makes up the borough of Arna in the city of Bergen.
(Mary Ann) Elizabeth Stephansen was a Norwegian mathematician and educator. She was the first Norwegian woman to be awarded a doctorate degree.
Guovdageaidnu (Northern Sami) or Kautokeino (Norwegian) is the administrative centre of Kautokeino Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kautokeinoelva, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the village of Masi and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Finland–Norway border.
