Ytrebygda 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 ...

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county,

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. The borough is the site of Bergen Flesland Airport.

Location

Ytrebygda is located southwest of the city center, south of the

Grimstadfjorden Grimstadfjord or Grimstadfjorden is a small fjord in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The long fjord lies on the western side of the Bergen Peninsula, and it divides the Laksevåg and Ytrebygda boroughs of the city of Berg ...

and the lake

Nordåsvannet Nordåsvannet or Nordåsvatnet is a bay in Bergen Municipality in central Vestland county, Norway. Located about south of the centre of the city of Bergen, it separates the boroughs of Fana and Ytrebygda from the borough of Fyllingsdalen. Nor ...

. It was originally part of Fana municipality before Fana was incorporated into Bergen in 1972. Since then, it was part of the borough of

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until 1990 when it became a separate borough. Ytrebygda borders Fana borough in the east and the

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in the south. Apart from the residential neighborhoods, Ytrebygda has a large office area in the Kokstad and Sandsli area, with large office buildings for companies such as

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and

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. The city's airport,

Bergen Airport, Flesland Bergen Airport ( nn, Bergen lufthamn; ), alternatively Bergen Flesland Airport or simply Flesland Airport, is an international airport located at Flesland in the city and municipality of Bergen, Vestland, Norway. Opened in 1955, it is the secon ...

, is located in the western part of the borough. Just north of Airport Road is Siljustøl Museum. South of Airport Road is the Bergen Yacht Club (''Bergens Seilforening''), Golf Club and Fana Stadium. On the far south is Milde Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Fana College (''Fana Folkehøgskule''), and Store Milde. Sandsli is a residential and commercial area in the borough of Ytrebygda. The area is part of the industrial area of

Sandsli / Kokstad 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. ...

. This is also the districts and shopping center Fanatorget, Aurdalslia school, Skranevatnet school and

Sandsli high school 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. ...

Villages and neighborhoods

The villages and neighborhoods in Ytrebygda include:

Hjellestad Hjellestad is a neighborhood of Bergen, Norway, situated in the borough of 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 so ...

, Søreidgrenda, Milde, and Steinsvik.

Local Attractions

*Milde Arboretum and Botanical Garden – 125 acre garden which are planted with a large variety of trees and shrubs * Siljustøl Museum – Former home of composer

Harald Sæverud Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'', '' Rondo Amoroso'', and the ''Ballad of Revolt'' ( no, Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæveru ...

, managed by the Bergen Art Museum.''Siljustøl'' (Arts Museums of Bergen)
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in the

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style of the

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garden

Picture gallery

File:Siljustøl.jpg, Siljustøl Museum File:StoreMilde Courtyard.jpg, Store Milde Manor File:Fana stadion.jpg, Fana Statium File:Arboretum Milde15.JPG, Milde Arboretum and Botanical Garden File:Blondehus+dahlia.jpg, Blondehuset at Milde Arboretum

References

Other sources

External links

Bergen Airport, Flesland

Fana CollegeFanaposten NewspaperBergen Yacht Club
Boroughs of Bergen {{Bergen-stub