Bekkefaret is a neighborhood in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

county,

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. It is located in the borough of

Hillevåg Hillevåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake Mosvatnet, and north of the boro ...

, along the

European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ...

highway. This part of the city is the location of the

Stavanger University Hospital Stavanger University Hospital ( Norwegian: ''Stavanger Universitetssjukehus'', SUS) is located in the neighborhood of Våland in Stavanger, Norway. Stavanger University Hospital is one of Norway's largest hospitals with more than 7500 employees. ...

and Bekkefaret Church. There are two schools in Bekkefaret (Auglend and Ullandhaug), and sports clubs SK Jarl and

Stavanger IF Stavanger IF is a Norwegian sports club, best known for their handball team, based in Stavanger. The club also has a football team. In the 1980's and 1990's they played in the top Norwegian division and have won two Norwegian championships and ...

are vital parts of the local community. This part of the city is also famous for its nature reserves:

Mosvatnet Mosvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of the centre of the city of Stavanger in the Eiganes og Våland borough. At , it is the third largest lake in the city of Stavanger after ...

, Vaalandsskogen, and Ullandhaugskogen. Former politician Hallgeir Langeland often roam the streets of Bekkefaret.

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Boroughs and neighbourhoods of Stavanger {{Rogaland-geo-stub