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
Danmarksplass is a square in Årstad borough in the city of Bergen, Norway. Today most famous as one of Norway's busiest road intersections, it was originally known as "Kronstadtorget". After World War II, it received its current name in honour of De…
The Damsgård Tunnel (Norwegian: Damsgårdstunnelen) is a road tunnel in the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. It consists of two tubes, each of which carries two lanes of traffic through the Damsgårdsfjellet mountain between the neighborhoo…
Christi Krybbe skoler is an elementary school in Bergen, Norway. It is the oldest existing school of elementary education in Scandinavia, having been founded 1737 under the name Korskirken's School for the Poor. The school got its own building in 17…
The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bergen, Norway was founded in 2003 by the Research Council of Norway.
The Buekorps Museum is a museum in Bergen, Norway dedicated to buekorps, which are traditional marching neighborhood youth organizations.
Bergen Handelsgymnasium (BHG) was an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Established in 1904, it is one of the oldest gymnasia in the country. The school is known to have high admission requirements and able pupils. Furthermore, the school is …
BIT Teatergarasjen (BIT) is a producer and co-producer of international contemporary theatre and dance in Norway.
Austfjorden is a fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord runs along the border between the municipalities of Lindås and Masfjorden. It starts in Lindås and extends to the northwest. The Masfjorden joins the Austfjorden…
Askøyfjellet or Kolbeinsvarden is a mountain in the municipality of Askøy in Hordaland county, Norway. The 231-metre (758 ft) tall mountain lies near the southeastern coast of the island of Askøy, just north of Kleppestø. The mountain is traditional…
Askøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. The 90-square-kilometre (35 sq mi) island is located entirely inside the municipality of Askøy, and the island makes up about 88% of the municipal area and is home to about 96% of the municipal residen…
Askevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Askøy in Hordaland county, Norway. The 2.15-square-kilometre (0.83 sq mi) lake lies just northeast of the village of Ask on the eastern side of the island of Askøy.
Askeland is a village in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
Arna is a former municipality in 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 we…
Alversund is a village in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of the Lindås peninsula, along the shore of the Alverstraumen strait.
Åsane is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1904 until 1972. The 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality encompassed the northern part of the Bergen Peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present-da…
Årstad is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1915 when it was merged into the city of Bergen. The municipality of Årstad (historically spelled Aarstad) was a southern suburb of the city of Ber…
Takvam Station (Norwegian: Takvam holdeplass) was a railway station located at Takvam in Bergen, Norway that closed on 9 December 2012. Prior to closure, the station was served by two daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operat…
Studentersamfunnet i Bergen, (eng. Bergen Student Society), is the oldest public student organisation in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1934, 12 years before the University of Bergen, by students and academics from Bergen Museum founded in 1825 a…