Knarvik (or Knarrviki) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lindås in Hordaland county, Norway. The 3.18-square-kilometre (790-acre) village has a population (2013) of 5207, giving the village a population density of 1,637 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,240/sq mi). This makes it the largest settlement in the whole Nordhordland district of Hordaland. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) straight north of the city at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden (heading east), Sørfjorden (heading southeast), Salhusfjorden (heading southwest), and the Radfjorden (heading northwest).
Population: 4,265
Latitude: 60° 32' 43.08" N
Longitude: 5° 16' 55.49" E
The Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The 11th edition of the festival in 2010 featured 150 films in…
Bergen Aquarium (Norwegian: Akvariet i Bergen) is a public aquarium in Norway. It is situated on the Nordnes peninsula in Bergen and is one of the city's tourist attractions.
Vågen is a bay in the centre of the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It is the central harbour of the city centre, and is the center of the historical core of the city. The city of Bergen originated on the east shore of the bay, and from …
Ulriksbanen is a passenger aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway. It connects the mountain Ulriken to the city, and is frequently used by tourists as well as locals.
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (Norwegian: Havforskningsinstituttet) is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.
Nordnes is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city centre of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The Vågen, Byfjorden, and Puddefjorden surround the peninsula. The Bergen Aquarium is located at the tip of the peninsula. The Norwegian Institute of …
Lille Lungegårdsvannet or Smålungeren is a small 5 acres (0.020 km2) lake in the centre of the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The octagonal lake is a natural lake that was historically connected to the nearby Store Lungegårdsvannet bay …
Korskirken (lit. The Cross Church) is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Bergen, just east of the head of the Vågen bay. The cruciform church is part of the "Bergen …
Kalfaret is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The neighborhood is located in the borough of Bergenhus, just north of the Store Lungegårdsvannet bay, east of the city centre.
The International School of Bergen is an international school in Bergen, Norway. It caters for primary school to senior high school level.
Haus is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality covered an area of 96 square kilometres (37 sq mi). The municipality encompassed the southern ha…
Det norske Theater is a former theatre in Bergen, Norway, and regarded as the first pure Norwegian stage theatre. It opened in 1850 by primus motor, violinist Ole Bull, and closed in 1863, after a bankruptcy. The theatre's first production was Holbe…
Bergenshallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in Bergen, Norway. It was built in 1968 and seats 1,800 people and has standing room for 1,200 more.
Vestlandshallen is an indoor arena in Bergen, Norway.
Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen. The mountain lies on the east side of the city neighborhood of Sandviken, just nor…
Rundemanen is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It is considered one of the "seven mountains" which surround the city centre of Bergen. At 568 metres (1,864 ft) in height, it is the second highest of them all.
Paradis is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located between the neighborhoods of Storetveit and Hop in the borough of Fana, on the eastern shore of the lake Nordåsvannet. The name, which literally means "paradi…
Osterøy Bridge (Norwegian: Osterøybrua) is a suspension bridge in Hordaland county, Norway. The bridge connects the Kvisti farm area on the island of Osterøy with the Herland farm area on the mainland east of the city of Bergen. The bridge is the th…