Bergen,historically Bjørgvin,is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. As of 2021,its population is roughly 285,900. 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 Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs:Arna,Bergenhus,Fana,Fyllingsdalen,Laksevåg,Ytrebygda,Årstad,and Åsane.
The Triangle Link is a fixed link with three branches that connects the islands of Stord and Bømlo to each other and to the mainland at Sveio,Norway. It consists of the underwater Bømlafjord Tunnel from Sveio to the island of Føyno,the Stord Bridge from there to Stord,and a road including the Bømla Bridge and the Spissøy Bridge to Bømlo. The section from Sveio to Stord is part of European Route E39,while the branch to Bømlo is part of County Road 542.
Coast Air AS was a regional airline based at Haugesund Airport,Karmøy in Norway. It was Norway's fourth largest airline and operated domestic services within Norway,in addition to international services. Routes were concentrated along the West Coast,as well as some public service obligation contracts in Southern Norway. The company had a fleet of de Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft,later replaced with Jetstream 31s and ATR 42s.
Terje Søviknes is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from December 2016 to August 2018. From December 2019 to January 2020 he served as the Minister of the Elderly and Public Health. He also serves as the party's second deputy leader since 2019,a post he previously held from 1999 to 2001.
The Askøy Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Byfjorden between the municipalities of Bergen and Askøy in Vestland county,Norway. It is 1,057 meters (3,468 ft) long and has a main span of 850 meters (2,789 ft). Its span was the longest for any suspension bridge in Norway,until the Hardanger Bridge was opened in August 2013. Now the bridge is the third longest in Norway. It carries two lanes of County Road 562 and a combined pedestrian and bicycle path. The bridge's two concrete pylons are 152 meters (499 ft) tall and are located at Brøstadneset in Bergen municipality and Storeklubben in Askøy municipality. The bridge has seven spans in total,although all but the main span are concrete viaducts. The bridge has a clearance below of 62 meters (203 ft).
Håkon Eikemo Opdal is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Brann and Start,where he won Tippeligaen in 2007 and the Norwegian Cup in 2004.
Helge Haugen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sogndal. Born in Bergen,Haugen started his professional career in the local Tippeligaen club Brann. During his time at the club,he won the 2004 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2007 Tippeligaen. He has later played for Tromsøand Hønefoss,before he joined Sogndal ahead of the 2014 season. Haugen played one match for the Norwegian under-21 team in 2003.
Harald Olav Aabrekk is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. He played for Sogndal and Brann in the Tippeligaen,Norway's top professional football league. He has been head coach of Sogndal,Tromsø,Brann,Haugesund,Vålerenga and Aalesund,and has also served as an assistant coach for the Norway national football team.
Stord Sunnhordland Fotballklubb was an association football club located in Leirvik,Stord,Norway. It was founded in late 2002 as a cooperation between the football sections of Leirvik's local multi-sports club Stord IL and lower-division Moster IL. The club was named Stord/Moster FK until 2006. Two investors,football agent Terje Simonsen and professional footballer Kjetil Løvvik,were behind the merger. It was founded to create one large club in the Sunnhordland region,to attract support behind the club. Critics claimed that the investors were mainly looking to develop players to sell for cash. Top goalscorer the first season was Kjetil Løvvik himself,who quit a professional career to play for the club. Stord/Moster fared well on the football field;they won their Third Division group twice in a row,and on the second occasion they gained promotion through playoff. They then played two seasons in the Second Division. Their biggest talent was Christian Brink who went on to higher levels of football.
Bergen Light Rail is a light rail system in Bergen,Norway. The first stage of the project was a twenty-station stretch between the city center and Lagunen Storsenter,where the first 15 stations comprising a 9.8-kilometre (6.1 mi) stretch opened in 2010,and the second was a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) stretch from Nesttun to Lagunen which opened in June 2013. A third stretch from Lagunen to Bergen Airport,Flesland opened in 2017. The second line between Kaigaten and Fyllingsdalen opened on 21 November 2022. Further plans for the project involve mooted extensions to Åsane and Storavatnet.
Friele is a Norwegian coffee manufacturer and brand based in Midtun,a commercial and residential district of the borough of Fana in Bergen,Norway. Friele is the largest producer of coffee in Norway. It is part of JDE Peet's.
Anders Anundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament,representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.
Kristian Helland is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Jan Einar Greve was a Norwegian lawyer.
Kronstad is a neighbourhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen in Vestland county,Norway. It is located in the northern part of the borough,south of the large Store Lungegårdsvannet bay,east of the neighborhood of Solheim,north of Minde,west of Landås,and west of Møllendal and Haukeland. The neighbourhood was named after the old Kronstad farm,which was formerly known as "Hunstad". After the vicar of Bergen Cathedral purchased the farm in 1705,the name was changed to "Cronstad" which later changed to Kronstad.
Arne Næss was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party.
Einar B. Friele was a Norwegian businessperson and resistance member.
Helge AndréNjåstad is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland in 2013 where he serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration. He was mayor of Austevoll from 2003 to 2013.
