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Location:
Europe,
Norway, Bergen
Category:
Harbour view
Description:
View of the harbor and
Nordnes, with Askøy in the
background from Fløyen.
Location Information:
Bergen
is the second largest city in Norway
and the largest in Western Norway,
with a population of 256,580 as of 1
January 2010 (2010 -01-01). Bergen
is the administrative centre of
Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or
Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined
by Statistics Norway, which includes
rural areas, has a population of
377,116 as of January 2010.
Bergen is located in the county of
Hordaland on the south-western coast
of Norway. It is an important
cultural hub in its region and was
one of nine European cities honoured
with the title of European Capital
of Culture in 2000. The Eurovision
Song Contest 1986 was held in
Bergen. Bergen municipality occupies
the majority of the Bergen peninsula
in mid-western Hordaland. It is
sheltered from the North Sea by the
islands Askøy, Holsnøy (the
municipality of Meland) and Sotra
(the municipalities of Fjell and
Sund).
The municipality covers an area of
465 km2. The population is 256,580
making the population density 551
people per km2. The population of
the main urban area is 220,418. The
municipality also contains eight
minor urban settlements with a total
population of 17,213, with Indre
Arna, situated in the borough Arna,
being the largest with a population
of 6,151 as of 1 January 2007.
Bergen's city centre is situated
among a group of mountains known
collectively as de syv fjell (the
seven mountains), including the
mountains Ulriken, Fløyen,
Løvstakken and Damsgårdsfjellet, as
well as three of the following:
Lyderhorn, Sandviksfjellet, Blåmanen,
Rundemanen, and Askøyfjellet. The
first to name them "the seven
mountains" might have been Ludvig
Holberg, inspired by the seven hills
of Rome. These seven mountains are,
however, only a few of the mountains
located within the borders of the
Bergen municipality. Gullfjellet is
the highest mountain in Bergen, at
987 metres above sea level.
Bergen borders the municipalities
Meland, Lindås and Osterøy to the
north, Vaksdal and Samnanger to the
east, Os and Austevoll to the south,
and Sund, Fjell and Askøy to the
west.
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