Bergenhus is a
borough of the city of
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula ...
in
Vestland county,
Norway. This borough encompasses the city centre and is the most urbanized area of the whole city. The borough has a population (2014) of 40,606. This gives Bergenhus a population density of .
Location
Named after the historic
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
History
The fortress contains ...
, Bergenhus makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, including
Sandviken and
Kalfaret, as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre. It stretches from
Haukeland University Hospital
Haukeland University Hospital ( no, Haukeland universitetssjukehus) is a hospital in Bergen, Norway, and one of the eleven institutions that make up Bergen Hospital Trust. Haukeland is the largest in Norway in terms of number of patients, and serv ...
in the south to Lønborg in the north, and includes the entire mountainside and the peninsula bounded by the inlets of
Store Lungegårdsvannet
Store Lungegårdsvannet is a bay located in the city and municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The bay separates the city centre, located in the borough of Bergenhus, from the southern boroughs of the city, Årstad, Fana and Ytrebygd ...
,
Puddefjorden
Puddefjorden, often anglicized as Pudde Fjord,Koop, Gerhard, Klaus-Peter Schmolke. 2014. ''German Light Cruisers of World War II: Warships of the Kriegsmarine''. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth, p. 83. is an inlet or fjord in the central part of the city ...
and
Byfjorden that form the city's center.
Bergenhus is surrounded by the neighborhoods
Åsane
Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre.
Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on ...
in the north,
Arna in the east,
Årstad to the south,
Laksevåg
Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the western part of the municipality. Historically, the area was called ''Laxevaag'', and it was a separate municipality until 1972 when it wa ...
to the west and by
Askøy
Askøy is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the ...
to the northwest.
The borough of Bergenhus includes the neighborhoods of
Bryggen
Bryggen (''the dock''), also known as Tyskebryggen (, ''the German dock''), is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO list ...
,
Ladegården,
Kalfaret,
Møhlenpris,
Nordnes,
Sandviken,
Solheimsviken,
Sydnes
Sydnes is a traditional neighbourhood in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Puddefjorden
Puddefjorden, often anglicized as Pudde Fjord,Koop, Gerhard, Klaus-Peter Schmolke. 2014. ''German Light Cruisers of W ...
, and
Verftet
Verftet is a neighbourhood of Bergen, Norway. It is located on the Nordnes
Nordnes is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city centre of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway.
Vågen, Byfjorden, and Puddefjorden surround the peninsula. The Be ...
. It is the site of some of the most historic buildings in Bergen including
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
History
The fortress contains ...
with
Haakon's Hall and
Rosenkrantz Tower
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
History
The fortress contains ...
. It is also the location of the
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in ...
,
Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral ( no, Bergen domkirke) is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti ...
,
St. Mary's Church, and
Holy Cross Church.
Higher education
*
Bergen School of Architecture
*
Grieg Academy The Grieg Academy ( no, Griegakademiet) is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen ...
*
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in ...
*
Norwegian School of Management
BI Norwegian Business School () is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of ...
*
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...
Neighborhoods
The list of neighborhoods include: Bontelabo,
[Byen i grøften]
/ref> Bryggen
Bryggen (''the dock''), also known as Tyskebryggen (, ''the German dock''), is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO list ...
, Eidemarken, Engen, Fjellet, Kalfaret, Ladegården, Marken, Møhlenpris, Nordnes,
Nygård, Nøstet, Sandviken, Sentrum, Skansen, Skolten,[ Skuteviken, Strandsiden, Stølen, ]Sydnes
Sydnes is a traditional neighbourhood in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Puddefjorden
Puddefjorden, often anglicized as Pudde Fjord,Koop, Gerhard, Klaus-Peter Schmolke. 2014. ''German Light Cruisers of W ...
, Verftet
Verftet is a neighbourhood of Bergen, Norway. It is located on the Nordnes
Nordnes is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city centre of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway.
Vågen, Byfjorden, and Puddefjorden surround the peninsula. The Be ...
, Vågsbunnen, and Ytre Sandviken.
Sentrum
Sentrum ( en, Centre) is a neighborhood (that lies within the boundaries of a former borough with the same name) that borders the neighborhoods Vågsbunnen, Strandsiden, Nøstet, Engen, Sydnes, Nygård and Marken.
The neighborhood lies around the main town square of Torgallmenningen
Torgallmenningen, Torgalmenningen, or Torvallmenningen, is the main square of Bergen, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and ...
and Lille Lungegårdsvann.
The boundaries of the neighborhood are the road Østre Muralmenning to the north; Strandgaten, Vågsalmenning, and Allehelgensgate to the east; Fredrik Motzfeldt's Street, Lille Lungerårdsvannet to ''Fossvinkels gate'' to St Paul Church, to Rosenbergsgaten, then to Vestre Torvgate, then to Vaskerelven, then down to Vaskerelvsmauet to ''Olav Vs plass'', to ''Øvre Ole Bulls plass'', to Veiten, to Markeveien, to ''Christian Michelsens gate'', to Kalmargaten and Gartnergaten to Kjellersmauet, to Østre Muralmenning.
The neighborhood encompasses three 'grunnkrets The basic statistical unit ( no, Grunnkrets) is a type of statistical unit used by Statistics Norway to provide stable and coherent geographical units for regional statistics in Norway. Basic statistical units are subdivisions of municipalities
...
': Strandkaien, Torgalmenningen, and Vaskerelven. These had 818 inhabitants in 2014.
Monuments
Monuments include 'Den blå stein' (the blue stone) at Klosterhaugen, portraying Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram (22 August 1846 – 15 March 1905) was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a woman's point of view with her naturalist writing. In Norway, she is frequently considered the most important female writer of the Modern Bre ...
.
Local attractions
*Bergenhus Fortress
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
History
The fortress contains ...
* Haakon's Hall
*Rosenkrantz Tower
Bergenhus fortress ( no, Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
History
The fortress contains ...
* Koengen
* Sverresborg Fortress (''Bergenhus festning'')
* St Mary's Church (''Mariakirken'')
*Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral ( no, Bergen domkirke) is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti ...
(''Bergen domkirke'')
* St John's Church (''Johanneskirken'')
* Holy Cross Church (''Korskirken'')
* New Church (''Nykirken'')
* Sandvik Church (''Sandvikskirken'')''Sandviken'' (Kirker i Bergen Kommune)
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* Biskopshavn Church
References
Footnotes
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Boroughs of Bergen