Fyllingsdalen () is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

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 of ...

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The borough is located southwest of the city centre in the Fyllingsdalen valley, west of the mountain

Løvstakken Løvstakken is one of the Seven Mountains that surround the center of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located between the Fyllingsdalen and Bergensdalen valleys on the Bergen Peninsula. Løvstakken and the fo ...

. The neighbourhoods of Fyllingsdalen mainly consist of fairly large apartment buildings with little industry or commerce. The valley's name comes from the farm name "Fyllingen" (from Old Norse: 'fylingr', related to Old Norse 'fæla' - hide/hidden) and "dale" (from Old Norse: 'dalr' - valley) and is attested in 1437 as "Fylingir" . (see also Sandnes/Stemshaug: Norsk Stadnamnleksikon, Samlaget, Oslo 1990). See

Fylingdales Fylingdales is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England situated south of Whitby, within the North York Moors National Park. It contains the villages of Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe and Fyling Hall School. Ac ...

History

In 1955,

municipality, lacking land to build on, annexed the valley, which at the time had a population of approximately 1,600. Prior to that time, Fyllingsdalen had belonged to the municipality of

Fana Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the southeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. The borough was once part of the historic municipality of Fana which was incorporated into Bergen in ...

, which was later merged into Bergen as well. The

Puddefjord Bridge The Puddefjord Bridge ( no, Puddefjordsbroen) is an arch bridge in Bergen, Norway. The reinforced concrete bridge consists of two directly adjacent, near-identical bridges, the first of which was built in 1956 and the second in 1999. Norwegian ...

(opened in 1956) and the

Løvstakken Tunnel The Løvstakken Tunnel ( no, Løvstakktunnelen) is a road tunnel in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel connects the Fyllingsdalen area with the eastern part of the borough of Laksevåg and the city centre. It was built in 1 ...

(opened in 1968) contributed greatly to the growth of the borough by providing a highway from the valley directly into the centre of the city of Bergen. Fyllingsdalen was constructed as a modern

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, but saw some commercial activity develop in the late 20th century. The main service centre for the borough is the shopping centre Oasen, opened in 1971.

Culture and education

Fyllingsdalen contains three churches, several

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s and lower secondary schools (including ''Varden skole''), one

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and two

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s, as well as

police station A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, al ...

s, surgeries,

pharmacies Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links healt ...

, and

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s include ''Varden Amfi''.

Transportation

The Knappe Tunnel runs from Dolviken (in

Ytrebygda Ytrebygda is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is the site of Bergen Flesland Airport. Location Ytrebygda is located southwest of the city center, south of the Grimstadfjorden and the lake Nordåsvannet. I ...

borough to the south) to Fyllingsdalen, and on to

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 was m ...

borough in the north.Kutter farten i Knappetunnelen
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Villages and neighborhoods

The villages and neighborhoods in the borough include:

Bønestoppen Bønestoppen is a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the lake Nordåsvannet in the city borough of Fyllingsdalen. The Bønes Church is located here. History The word "Bønes" comes from the word ...

Nedre Fyllingen Nedre may refer to: * Nedre Eggedal, village in Sigdal municipality, Norway * Nedre Eiker, municipality in Buskerud county, Norway * Nedre Elvehavn, borough of Trondheim, Norway * Nedre Fagervollvatnet, Norwegian lake that lies in Rana municipality ...

, Sælen, and Traudalen.

Famous residents

Gabrielle Leithaug Gabrielle Leithaug (born 10 January 1985 in Bergen, Norway) better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian Electropop singer signed to Universal Music. Early life Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbo ...

N&D møter Gabrielle
(singer) *

Cecilie Leganger Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. International championships Leganger made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 1993, 17 years old, and retired three yea ...

(handball player) *Inge Ludviksen (football player) *Tommy Le (Professional Dota 2 player for Team Liquid)

References

Boroughs of Bergen {{Bergen-stub